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salesman. adj. 2. (brit.) travelling; (EEUU)
traveling.
viajar v.i. 1. to travel. 2. to tour.
viaje s.m. 1. journey, tour. 2. trip. 3. travel. 4.
(fig.) punch (puñetazo). 5. voyage (marítimo).
6. load (carga). 7. ¡buen ~!, bon voyage!,
have a good journey! 8. estar de ~, to be
away. 9. ~ de ida y vuelta, round trip, journey
there and back. 10. ~ de negocios, business
trip. 11. ~ de recreo, pleasure trip.
viajero s.m. y f. 1. traveller, passenger. adj. 2.
travelling. 3. ZOOL. migratory.
vial adj. 1. road (de la carretera). 2. traffic.
vianda s.f. 1. food. 2. (EEUU) dinner pail. 3.
(Am.) lunch tin.
viandante s.m. y f. 1. traveller, wayfarer. 2.
passerby (transeúnte).
viático s.m. 1. REL. viaticum. 2. HIST. food for a
journey. 3. travel allowance.
víbora s.f. 1. snake, viper. 2. (Am.) money belt.
vibración s.f. 1. vibration. 2. ANAT. throbbing.
vibrador s.m. y f. 1. vibrator. adj. 2. vibrating.
vibrante adj. vibrant, vibrating.
vibrar v.i. 1. to shake, to rattle, to vibrate. 2.
ANAT. to throb, to pulsate, to beat.
vibratorio -ria, adj. vibratory.
vicaría s.f. 1. vicarage. 2. vicariate, vicarship
(cargo).
vicarial adj. vicarial.
vicariato s.m. vicariate.
vicario s.m. 1. curate, vicar. s.f. 2. deputy to the
mother superior (monjas).
vice- prefijo vice-.
viceversa adv. vice versa.
viciar v.t. 1. to corrupt, to pervert, to subvert
(costumbres). 2. to nullify, to invalidate (ley).
3. to falsify. 4. to contaminate, to pollute. 5. to
spoil. 6. to adulterate. 7. to bend, to warp, to
put out of place (objetos). 8. to distort. v.r. 9.
to become spoilt . 10. to take to vice, to get
depraved, to become corrupted. 11. to go out
of shape (objeto). 12. to become stale (aire).
vicio s.m. 1. vice, viciousness, depravity. 2. bad
habit. 3. fault. 4. BOT. rankness, lushness. 5.
warp, twist, bend. 6. no poder quitarse el ~,
not to be able to get oneself out of the habit.
7. por ~, out of sheer habit, for no reason
at all.
viciosamente adv. 1. viciously, dissolutely,
wrongly. 2. BOT. luxurianty.
vicioso -sa, adj. 1. depraved, corrupt (persona).
2. faulty, defective (objetos). s.m. y f. 3. addict,
fiend.
vicisitud s.f. 1. vicissitude. 2. accident. 3.
suddent change.
víctima s.f. 1. victim. 2. (fig.) prey. 3. casualty.
victimizar v.t. to victimize.
victoria s.f. 1. victory. 2. win, triumph. 3. cantar
~, to proclaim a victory. 4. ~ pírrica, Pyrrhic
victory.
victoriosamente adv. victoriously.
victorioso -sa, adj. victorious.
vid s.f. vine, grapevine.
vida s.f. 1. life. 2. lifetime (duración). 3. living.4.
dar ~ a, to give birth to. 5. de por ~, for life,
for the rest of one’s life. 6. en mi ~ (negativo),
never in my life. 7. entre la ~ y la muerte,
at death’s door. 8. la otra ~, the next life, the
life to come. 9. meterse en vidas ajenas, to
interfere in other people’s affairs. 10. mujer
de ~ alegre, prostitute. 11. ¡por mi ~!, upon
my soul! 12. ¿qué es de tu ~?, what’s the
news? 13. ¡qué ~ esta!, what a life! 14. un
amigo de toda la ~, a lifelong friend. 15. ~
privada, private life.
vidente s.m. y f. 1. seer, prophet. 2. clairvoyant.
vídeo o video s.m. video.
videocámara s.f. camcorder, video camera.
videoclip s.m. pop video, video clip, video.
videoconferencia s.f. video conference.
videoconsola s.f. video console.
videodisco s.m. videodisc.
videojuego s.m. video game.
videoteléfono s.m. video telephone.
videotexto s.m. videotext.
vidriado -da, adj. 1. glazed. s.m. 2. glaze,
glazing. 3. glazed earthenware (cerámica).
vidriar v.t. 1. to glaze. v.r. 2. to become glazed.
3. to glaze over (ojos).
vidriera s.f. 1. glass door, glass partition. 2.
stained-glass window. 3. (Am.) (brit.) shop
window, (EEUU) show-window.
vidriería s.f. 1. glassworks. 2. glass shop.
vidriero s.m. y f. 1. glassworker. 2. glassmaker
(fabricante). 3. glazier (fabricante o colocador
de cristales).
vidrio s.m. 1. glass (cristal). 2. stained glass. 3.
fibra de ~, glass fibre. 4. pagar los vidrios
rotos, to carry the can. 5. ~ laminado,
laminated glass, splinter-proof glass.
vidrioso -sa, adj. 1. glassy, glazed. 2. brittle
(frágil). 3. slippery.
viejo s.m. y f. 1. old person. 2. s.m. old man.
3. s.f. old lady, old woman. 4. (Am.) cracker,
squib (petardo). adj. 5. old. 6. hacerse ~, to
grow old. 7. no llegar a ~, not to make old
bones.
Viena s.f. Vienna.
viento s.m. 1. wind: vientos alisios: trade
winds. 2. breeze (brisa). 3. ANAT. flatulence.
4. (fig.) vanity, conceit. 5. (Am.) strings of
a kite. 6. contra ~ y marea, at all cost,
regardless of all the difficulties. 7. hacer un
~ de mil demonios, to blow a gale. 8. ir ~
en popa, to go splendidly, to go extremely
well. 9. libre como el ~, free as the wind.
10. publicar algo a los cuatro vientos, to
shout something from the rooftops. 11. ~
huracanado, hurricane wind, violent wind.
vientre s.m. 1. ANAT. abdomen. 2. (fam.) belly.
3. ANAT. womb (seno materno). 4. (fig.)
bowels (intestino). 5. descargar el ~, hacer
de ~, to have a bowel movement. 6. el fruto
de tu ~, the fruit of thy womb.
viernes s.m. 1. Friday. 2. Viernes Santo, Good
Friday.
viga s.f. 1. timber (madera). 2. beam. 3. girder
(metálica).
vigencia s.f. 1. validity, applicability. 2. entrar en
~, to come into force. 3. estar en ~, to be in
force. 4. tener ~, to be valid.
vigente adj. valid, in force.
vigésimo -ma, adj. s.m. y f. twentieth.
vigía s.m. y f. 1. lookout, watchman,
watchwoman. s.f. 2. MAR. watch. 3. MIL.
watchtower. 4. GEOG. reef, rock.
vigilancia s.f. 1. vigilance, watchfulness. 2.
surveillance.
vigilante s.m. y f. 1. watchman, watchwoman.
2. guard. 3. (Am.) policeman, policewoman.
4. supervisor. 5. warder (prisión). 6.
shopwalker (tiendas). 7. nightwatchman,
nightwatchwoman (nocturno). adj. 8. vigilant,
watchful, alert.
vigilar v.t. 1. to watch (over). 2. to look after
(cuidar). 3. to supervise. 4. to keep an eye on.
5. to guard (prisioneros). v.i. 6. to be vigilant,
to be watchful. 7. to keep watch.
vigilia s.f. 1. vigil, wakefulness. 2. eve. 3. día de
~, day of abstinence. 4. pasar la noche de ~,
to stay awake all night.
vigor s.m. 1. vigour, energy. 2. force. 3. strength.
4. vitality.
vigorizador -ra, adj. invigorating, fortifying,
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vigorizar v.t. 1. to invigorate, to strengthen,
to stimulate. v.r. 2. to be invigorated, to be
fortified.
vigorosidad s.f. vigour, strength.
vigoroso -sa, adj. vigorous, strong, tough.
vigueta s.f. 1. small beam (madera). 2. small
girder (metálica). 3. joint.
VIH s.m. HIV.
vihuela s.f. MÚS. an early kind of guitar.
vikingo s.m. y f. Viking.
vil adj. 1. low, villainous. 2. vile, rotten (acto). 3.
unjust, shabby, mean (tratamiento).
vileza s.f. 1. low character. 2. vileness. 3. vile
deed. 4. shabbiness, meanness.
vilipendiar v.t. 1. to vilify, to insult. 2. to despise,
to scorn. 3. to abuse.
vilipendio s.m. 1. scorn, contempt. 2. vilification,
abuse.
villa s.f. 1. villa. 2. small town (pueblo). 3. POL.
borough (condado), municipality.
Villadiego (coger o tomar las de) (fam.) to beat
it, to take to one’s heels.
villanaje s.m. 1. humble status. 2. peasant
condition, peasantry (campesinos). 3. HIST.
villeinage.
villanamente adv. basely.
villancico s.m. Christmas carol.
villanería s.f. 1. villainy. 2. villeinage.
villanesco -ca, adj. peasant, village, rustic.
villanía s.f. 1. humble birth, lowly status. 2.
villainy, baseness.
villano -na, adj. 1. peasant, rustic. 2. (fig.)
coarse. s.m. y f. 3. villain. 4. low individual. 5.
(desp.) rotter.
villorrio s.m. one-horse town, dump.
vilo adv. 1. in the air, suspended. 2. (fig.) on
tenterhooks. 3. mantener algo en ~, to keep
something up. 4. quedar en ~, to be left in
the air
vilorta s.f. 1. wooden ring (aro de madera). 2.
washer (arandela).
viña s.f. 1. vineyard. 2. (Am.) rubbish dump.
viñador s.m. viticulturist, vine-grower.
vinagre s.m. y f. vinegar.
vinagrero -ra, adj. 1. vinegar. s.m. y f. 2. vinegar
maker. 3. vinegar seller. s.f. 4. vinegar bottle.
5. (Am.) heartburn, acidity. s.f. pl. 6. cruets.
vinagreta s.f. vinaigrette (salsa).
vinagroso -sa, adj. 1. vinegary, tart. 2. (fig.)
bad-tempered, sour.
vinajera s.f. REL. altar cruet.
vinatero -ra, adj. 1. wine. s.m. y f. 2. wine
merchant. 3. vintner (vinicultor).
vinaza s.f. nasty wine, wine from the dregs.
vinazo s.m. strong wine.
vinculación s.f. 1. linking (acción). 2. bond, link
(lazos). 3. entailment (jurisprudencia).
vinculante adj. binding.
vincular v.t. 1. to link, to tie, to bind. 2. to relate,
to connect. 3. to entail. v.r. 4. to link oneself to.
vínculo s.m. 1. link, bond, tie. 2. entailment.
vindicación s.f. vengeance, revenge,
vindication.
vindicador -ra, adj. avenging, revenging,
vindicatory.
vindicar v.t. 1. to avenge, to revenge, to
vindicate. 2. to claim, to vindicate.
vindicativo -va, adj. 1. vindictive. 2. DER.
vindicatory.
vindicatorio -ria, adj. vindicatory.
viñedo s.m. vineyard.
viñeta s.f. 1. vignette (imprenta). 2. emblem,
badge.
vínico -ca, adj. wine.
vinícola adj. wine-producing, wine-growing,
wine-making.