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 accionamiento

1 m starting, activation.

accionar

1 t (mαquina) to drive, work, activate.
2 i to gesticulate.

accionariado

1 m shareholders pl.

accionista

1 mf shareholder, stockholder.

acreedor,-ra

1 adj deserving: ser/hacerse acreedor a, to be worthy of.
2 m,f FIN creditor.

alcanzar

1 t (gen) to reach: no alcanzo el libro, I can't reach the book.
2 t (persona) to catch up, catch up with: los alcanzamos en la esquina, we'll catch up with them at the corner.
3 t (pasar) to pass, hand over: alcαnzame el agua, pass me some water.
4 t (entender) to understand, grasp.
5 t (conseguir) to attain, achieve: alcanzamos los objetivos, we achieved the goals.
6 t (golpear) to hit: el tiro la alcanzσ en el pie, the shot hit her in the foot.
7 t (afectar) to affect: eso no nos alcanza, it doesn't affect us.
8 i (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ((para, for)), be enough ((para, for)), suffice ((para, for)): eso no alcanza para todos, that's not enough for all of us.
9 i (ser capaz) to manage, succeed: no alcanzo a verlo, I can't see it.
m Conjugation model 4, like realizar

ambos,-as

1 adj both: por ambos lados, on both sides.
2 pron both: me gustan ambos, I like both of them, I like them both.

apoyo

1 m support.
2 m fig support, backing, help

atrαs

1 adv back: dio un salto atrαs, she jumped back.
2 adv (tiempo) ago: dνas atrαs, several days ago.
3 interj stand back!, move back!.
l ir hacia atrαs, to go backwards.

 aumentador,-ra

1 adj augmenting, increasing.
2 aumentador, m ELEC booster.

aumentar

1 t to augment, increase: (precios) to put up: (producciσn) to step up.
2 t (σptica) to magnify.
3 t (fotos) to enlarge.
4 t (sonido) to amplify.
5 i to rise, go up.
6 aumentarse, p to increase, be on the increase: (precios) to go up, rise.

aumentativo,-a

1 adj augmentative.

aumento

1 m increase, growth.
2 m (σptica) magnification.
3 m (fotos) enlargement.
4 m (sonido) amplification.
5 m (salario) rise, US raise.
l ir en aumento, to be on the increase.
n aumento de precios rise in prices .

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 banda
(nf) (gen) band;
(cinta) ribbon;
(faja) sash;
(tierra) strip;
(de carretera) lane;
(Rad) (wave)band;
(Aut) ~ de rodamiento, tread;
~ salarial, wage scale;
(Cine) ~ sonora, sound track;
~ transportadora, conveyor belt;
(Geog;orilla) side, edge;
la ~ de Gaza, the Gaza Strip;
la B~ Oriental, (esp CSur) Uruguay;
de la ~ de aca, on this side;
(Billar: Dep) cushion;
(Ftbl) sideline;
fuera de ~, out of play, in touch;
sacar de ~, to take a throw-in;
(pandilla) gang;
(partidarios) party, group;
(Orn) flock;
cerrarse en ~, to stand firm, be adamant;
encerrarse en ~, to refuse to say anything more;
negociaciones a tres ~s, three-party talks;
(Mus) brass band.

1 i to be enough, be sufficient, suffice: mi sueldo no basta para pagar el alquiler, my wage is not enough to pay the rent. 
2 bastarse a sν mismo, p to be self-sufficient.
l bastar con, to be enoughes muy concentrado, basta con una gota, it's highly concentrated, one drop is enough.

bilateral

1 adj bilateral. διμερής

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cama

1 f (gen) bed.
2 f fig (de animales) lair.
l estar en cama, to be confined to bed, stay in bed. || guardar cama, to be confined to bed, stay in bed. || hacer cama, to be confined to bed, stay in bed. || hacer la cama, to make the bed. || irse a la cama, to go to bed. || llevarse a ALGN a la cama, fam to get SB into bed. || meterse en la cama, (acostarse) to go to bed(meterse dentro) to get into bed.
n cama de matrimonio double bed . || cama doble double bed . || cama elαstica trampoline . || cama individual single bed . || cama turca divan, couch .

camachuelo

1 m bullfinch.

camada

1 f (gen) litter: (de pαjaros) brood.
2 f (capa -gen) layer: (- de ladrillos) course: tres camadas de manzanas, three layers of apples.
3 f fig (banda) gang, band.

camafeo

1 m cameo.

camal

1 m (cabestro) halter.

cambio

1 m change, changing: un cambio de tiempo, a change in the weather.
2 m (intercambio) exchange, exchanging: cambio de impresiones, exchange of views.
3 m (dinero suelto) change, loose change: (vuelta) change: Ώme puedes dar cambio de mil pesetas?, can you change a thousand pesetas?; me has dado mal el cambio, you've given me the wrong change.
4 m (acciones) price, quotation: (divisas) exchange rate.
5 m (tren) switch.
6 m AUTO gear change.
l a cambio de, in exchange forme dio dos libros a cambio del disco, he gave me two books in exchange for the record. || a las primeras de cambio, fig at the first opportunity. || en cambio, on the other hand, but, whereastϊ no puedes cantar, en cambio ιl sν, you can't sing, but he can.
n caja de cambio AUTO gearbox . || cambio automαtico AUTO automatic transmission . || cambio de la guardia changing of the guard . || cambio de marchas (acciσn) gear change (caja) gearbox. || cambio de planes change of plans . || casa de cambio bureau de change . || libre cambio free trade .

 canje

1 m exchange.

canjeable

1 adj exchangeable.

canjear

1 t to exchange

comuna

1 f commune.

comunal

1 adj communal.

comunicable

1 adj communicable. 
2 adj (persona) sociable.

comunicaciσn

1 f (gen) communication. 
2 f (comunicado) communication: (oficial) communiquι. 
3 f (telefσnica) connection. 
4 f (uniσn) link, connection. 
5 comunicaciones, fpl communications.
l estar en comunicaciσn con ALGN, to be in touch with SB. || poner a ALGN en comunicaciσn con ALGN, to put SB in touch with SB(por telιfono) to put SB through to SB. || ponerse en comunicaciσn con ALGN, to get in touch with SB(por telιfono) to get through to SB.

comunicado,-a

1 pp SEE comunicar. 
2 adj served: el αrea estα bien comunicada, the area is easily accessible by rail and road; dos paνses bien comunicados, two countries with good (rail and road) communications. 
3 comunicado, m communiquι.
n comunicado de prensa press release .

conversar

1 i to converse ((con, with)), talk ((con, to)).

concluir

1 t (terminar) to finish. 
2 t (trato, negocio) to close. 
3 t (inferir) to conclude, infer. 
4 t (dar remate) to put the finishing touches to. 
5 i (finalizar) to finish, come to an end, conclude.
m Conjugation model 62, like huir .

conclusiσn

1 f (final) conclusion, end. 
2 f (deducciσn) conclusion.
l en conclusiσn, in conclusion. || llegar a una conclusiσn, to come to a conclusion.

concluso,-a

1 adj adjourned pending sentence.

concluyente

1 adj conclusive, decisive.

conque

1 conj so: ya hemos acabado, conque ya te puedes ir, we've finished now, so you can go.

conquense

1 adj of Cuenca, from Cuenca. 
2 mf person from Cuenca, inhabitant of Cuenca.

conquista

1 f conquest.
l hacer una conquista, (amorosa) to make a conquest.

conquistador,-ra

1 adj conquering. 
2 m,f conqueror. 
3 conquistador, m (de Amιrica) conquistador. 
4 conquistador, m fam fig (galαn) lady-killer.

conquistar

1 t (con las armas) to conquer. 
2 t fig (tνtulo etc) to win. 
3 t fig (ganarse) to win, win over: nos conquistσ con su amabilidad, she won us over with her kindness. 
4 t fig (enamorar) to win.

 considerable

1 adj considerable.

considerablemente

1 adv considerably.

consideraciσn

1 f (reflexiσn) consideration, attention: este tema merece nuestra consideraciσn, this subject deserves our attention.
2 f (respeto) regard.
l con consideraciσn, (respeto) respectfully(cuidado) carefully. || de consideraciσn, important, seriousestaba herido de consideraciσn, he was seriously injured. || en consideraciσn a, considering. || por consideraciσn a, out of consideration forlo hizo por consideraciσn a su hijo, he did it out of consideration for his son. || tomar algo en consideraciσn, to take STH into account, take STH into consideration. || tratar con consideraciσn, to treat with care. || tratar sin consideraciσn, to treat carelessly.
n falta de consideraciσn lack of consideration .

considerado,-a

1 pp SEE considerar.
2 adj (atento) considerate, thoughtful.
3 adj (apreciado) respected.
l estar bien considerado,-a, to be well thought of, be highly regarded. || estar mal considerado,-a, to be badly thought of.

considerar

1 t (reflexionar) to consider, think over, think about: debes considerar seriamente mi peticiσn, you should consider my request seriously.
2 t (tomar en consideraciσn) to take into account: considera todas las ventajas, take all the advantages into account.
3 t (respetar) to treat with consideration, respect.
4 t (juzgar) to judge, regard, deem.
5 considerarse, p to consider OS.
l considerando que, considering that, considering.

corrido,-a

1 adj (peso) good: una tonelada corrida, a good ton.
2 adj (seguido) full, continuous: balcσn corrido, continuous balcony.
3 adj fig (avergonzado) abashed.
4 adj fig (experimentado) experienced.
5 adj (tiempo) running: tres semanas corridas, three weeks running.
6 corrida, f (carrera) run, race.
7 corrida, f (de toros) bullfight.
l de corrida, (rαpidamente) hastily, in a flash(de memoria) by heart. || de corrido, (sin parar) without stopping(con fluidez) fluently: hablar un idioma de corrido, to speak a language fluently; recitar de corrido, to reel off; traducir de corrido, to translate at sight. || dejar corrido,-a a ALGN, fig to embarrass SB. || quedarse corrido,-a, fig to feel embarrassed.

corriente

1 adj (comϊn) ordinary, average: personas corrientes, ordinary people; una familia corriente, an average family; lo corriente es hablarlo primero, the usual thing is to talk it over first.
2 adj (agua) running.
3 adj (fecha) current, present: el cinco del corriente mes, the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month.
4 adj (cuenta) current.
5 m (mes) current month, this month.
6 f (masa de agua) current, stream, flow.
7 f (de aire) draught (US draft).
8 f ELEC current.
9 f (de arte etc) trend, current, school.
l al corriente, (actualizado) up to date(enterado) aware: (informado) informed, in the know: Ώestαs al corriente de los pagos?, are you up to date with the payments?; Ώestαs al corriente de lo que ha pasado?, do you know what's happened?. || corriente y moliente, fam ordinary, run-of-the-mill. || dejarse llevar por la corriente, fig to follow the herd, go with the flow. || ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente, fig to go against the tide. || llevarle la corriente a ALGN / seguirle la corriente a ALGN, to humour (US humor) SB. || poner al corriente, to bring up to date, put in the picture. || ponerse al corriente, to get up to date, catch up. || salirse de lo corriente, to be out of the ordinary. || tener al corriente, to keep informed.
n corriente abajo downstream . || corriente alterna alternating current . || corriente arriba upstream . || Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream . || corriente sanguνnea bloodstream .

corrientemente

1 adv usually, normally.

corrijo

1 pres indic SEE corregir.

cruce

1 m cross, crossing.
2 m AUTO crossroads.
3 m (de razas) crossbreeding.
4 m (interferencia telefσnica etc) crossed line: hay un cruce, there's a crossed line.
5 m ELEC short circuit.

crucerνa

1 f ARQ ogives pl, ribs pl.

crucero

1 m (buque) cruiser.
2 m (viaje) cruise.
3 m ARQ transept.
l hacer un crucero, to go on a cruise.

cuestiσn

1 f (pregunta) question.
2 f (asunto) business, matter, question.
3 f (discusiσn) dispute, quarrel, argument.
l en cuestiσn, in question. || en cuestiσn de ..., (tiempo) in just a few ..., in a matter of ...lo acabarι en cuestiσn de minutos, I'll finish it in a few minutes. || eso es otra cuestiσn, that's a whole different matter. || la cuestiσn es que ..., the thing is that .... || ser cuestiσn de vida o muerte, fig to be a matter of life or death.
n cuestiσn candente burning question .

cuestionable

1 adj questionable.

cuestionar

1 t to question.

cuestionario

1 m questionnaire.

cumbre

1 f (de montaρa) summit, top. αποκορύφωμα
2 f fig (culminaciσn) pinnacle.
3 f (reuniσn) summit conference, summit meeting.

cumplimiento

1 m (orden) carrying out, execution: (deber, deseo) fulfilment (US fulfillment)).
2 m (cumplido) compliment.
n cumplimiento de la ley observance of the law

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 decir

1 t (gen) to say: dice que llegarαn tarde, she says they'll be late; dijo algo interesante, he said something interesting.
2 t (contar, revelar) to tell: me dijo una mentira, he told me a lie; dijo la verdad, she told the truth.
3 t (nombrar, llamar) to call: le dicen Cuca, she's called Cuca; le dicen la casa encantada, it's known as the haunted house.
4 t (opinar) to have to say: Ώquι me dices de la pelνcula?, what did you think of the film?.
5 t (denotar) to tell, show: su cara dice que estα contento, you can tell from his face that he's happy.
6 t (sugerir) to mean: Ώte dice algo esa palabra?, does this word mean anything to you?.
7 t (recitar) to recite: dijo un poema, he recited a poem.
8 t (un texto) to read, say: el texto dice lo siguiente, the text reads as follows.
9 decirse, p (reflexionar) to say to OS: y yo me digo, Ώpara quι sirve esto?, and I wonder, what is this for?.
10 decirse, p (llamarse) to say: Ώcσmo se dice mesa en alemαn?, how do you say table in German?, what's the German word for table?.
11 decir, m saying.
l Ώcσmo dirνa yo?, how shall I put it?. || como quien dice, so to speak, as it were. || como si dijιramos, so to speak, as it were. || decir bien/mal, to look good/bad ((a, on))el amarillo dice mal a una morena, yellow doesn't suit a dark-haired woman. || decir para sν, to say to OS. || decir por decir, to speak for the sake of speakingno lo digo por decir, I'm not just saying that. || digamos que ..., let's say that .... || digan lo que digan, whatever they say. || digo yo, in my opinion, I think. || ΅dνmelo a mν!, you're telling me!. || el quι dirαn, what people say. || es decir, that is (to say). || es un decir, fam it's just a saying. || ni que decir tiene, needless to say. || ΅no me digas!, really!. || querer decir, to meanΏquι quieres decir?, what do you mean?; no querνa decir eso, I didn't mean to say that; quiero decir, ..., I mean, .... || se dice ..., they say ..., it is said .... || y no digamos ..., not to mention .... || ΅y que lo digas!, you bet!.
m Conjugation model 69, pp dicho,-a .

delito

1 m offence (US offense), crime. Παράβαση, παράπτωμα, αδίκημα
l ser cogido,-a en flagrante delito, to be caught red-handed.
n el cuerpo del delito the corpus delicti . || delito comϊn common offence .

dentro

1 adv inside: (de edificio) indoors, inside: lo puse dentro, I put it inside; vayamos a tomar una copa dentro, let's have a drink indoors; estα ahν dentro, it's in there.
l dentro de, (lugar) in, inside(tiempo) in: dentro de la casa, in the house; dentro de una semana, in a week, in a week's time. || dentro de lo posible, as far as possible. || dentro de lo que cabe, under the circumstances. || dentro de poco, soon, shortly. || entrar/estar dentro de lo posible, to be possible. || muy dentro, deep down, deep insidesentνa amor muy dentro, he felt love deep inside. || por dentro, (de una cosa) (on the) inside(de una persona) deep down, inside, inwardly: estα podrido por dentro, it's rotten inside; se siente muy solo por dentro, he feels lonely inside.

desarrollado,-a

1 pp SEE desarrollar. 
2 adj developed: es un paνs desarrollado, it's a developed country; este niρo estα muy desarrollado para su edad, this boy is quite grown up for his age.

desarrollar

1 t (gen) to develop: desarrollσ una gran inteligencia, he showed great intelligence; desarrollar el cuerpo, to develop one's body. 
2 t (deshacer un rollo) to unroll, unfold. 
3 t (exponer) to expound, explain. 
4 t (llevar a cabo) to carry out: desarrollar un proyecto, to carry out a project. 
5 t MAT to expand, develop. 
6 desarrollarse, p (crecer) to develop. 
7 desarrollarse, p (transcurrir) to take place: la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX, the novel is set in the 19th century; la representaciσn se desarrollσ perfectamente, the performance went off without a hitch.

desarrollo

1 m (gen) development: es una industria en pleno desarrollo, it's a flourishing industry; el desarrollo de las ideas, the development of ideas. 
2 m MAT expansion. 
3 m DEP run, course.
n νndice de desarrollo growth rate . || paνs en vνas de desarrollo developing country .

desde

1 prep (tiempo) since: desde 1992, since 1992; Ώdesde cuαndo?, since when?; desde entonces, since then, from then on; no hemos ido al cine desde hace un mes, we haven't been to the cinema for a month. 
2 prep (lugar) from: desde allν, from there; desde lo alto, from the top of.
l desde ahora, from now on. || desde hace mucho tiempo, for a long time. || desde ... hasta, from ... todesde la una hasta las cuatro, from one o'clock to four; desde Barcelona hasta Tarragona, from Barcelona to Tarragona. || desde luego, (en realidad) really(como respuesta) of course, certainly. || desde que, sincedesde que nos encontramos llama cada dνa, since we met he phones me every day.

desdecir

1 i (no ser igual) not to be equal ((de, to)), not live up ((de, to)): ese libro desdice mucho del anterior, that book doesn't measure up to the previous one. 
2 i (no armonizar) not to match ((de, -)), not to go ((de, with)): ese tocado desdice del vestido, that headdress doesn't go with that dress. 
3 i (orνgenes, familia, raza) to be unworthy ((de, of)): desdice de sus orνgenes, he is unworthy of his origins. 
4 desdecirse, p to go back on one's word, recant.
m Conjugation model 79, like predecir; pp desdicho,-a .

desdeρable

1 adj (despreciable) contemptible, despicable. 
2 adj (insignificante) negligible, insignificant: ha alcanzado la cifra nada desdeρable de cinco millones, it has reached the not insignificant figure of five million.

desdeρar

1 t (despreciar) to disdain, scorn. 
2 t (rechazar) to turn down. 
3 desdeρarse, p not to deign ((de, to)): desdeρarse de hacer algo, not to deign to do STH.

desdeρoso,-a

1 adj disdainful, contemptuous, scornful.

detenciσn

1 f (paro) stopping, halting: (interrupciσn) stoppage, stop, halt.
2 f JUR detention, arrest.
3 f (atenciσn) care.
l con detenciσn, carefully, thoroughlylo explicσ todo con mucha detenciσn, he explained it all very carefully.

deteriorado,-a

1 pp SEE deteriorar.
2 adj damaged, worn.

deteriorar

1 t (estropear) to damage, spoil: (gastar) to wear out.
2 deteriorarse, p (estropearse) to get damaged: (gastarse) to wear out.
3 deteriorarse, p fig to deteriorate, go downhill: su relaciσn se ha deteriorado mucho ϊltimamente, their relationship has got a lot worse lately.

deterioro

1 m (daρo) damage, deterioration: (desgaste) wear and tear.
2 m fig (empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening.
l ir en deterioro de, to harm

detractor,-ra

1 m,f critic, detractor.

detraer

1 t (substraer) to withdraw.
2 f fig (denigrar) to denigrate.

detrαs

1 adv behind: detrαs de la puerta, behind the door.
2 adv (en la parte posterior) at the back, in the back: el jardνn estα detrαs, the garden is at the back.
3 adv (despuιs) then, afterwards: llegaron detrαs de ιl, they arrived after him.
l detrαs mνo (tuyo, suyo, etc), after me (you, him, etc). || ir detrαs de, to go aftervoy detrαs de Pedro, I'm after Pedro. || por detrαs, fig behind one's backse rieron de ιl por detrαs, they laughed at him behind his back.

detrimento

1 m detriment.
2 m fig (daρo moral) harm, damage.
l en detrimento de, to the detriment of. || sin detrimento de, without detriment to.

detrito

1 m detritus.

deuda

1 f debt.
2 f REL trespass.
l contraer una deuda, to get into debt. || estar en deuda con ALGN, (de dinero) to be in debt to SBfig to be indebted to SB.
n deuda del Estado public debt . || deuda exterior external debt . || deuda pϊblica national debt

donde

1 adv where, in which: el colegio donde estudiι, the school where I studied.
l de donde / desde donde, from where, whenceιsta es la casa desde donde procediσ el disparo, this is the house where the shot came from. || donde las dan las toman, fam tit for tat. || ΅mira por donde! / ΅vaya por donde!, fam fancy that!.

dondequiera

1 adv (en cualquier parte) anywhere: (en todas partes) everywhere: dondequiera que estι lo encontraremos, wherever he is we'll find him.

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elevado,-a

1 pp SEE elevar.
2 adj (gen) high.
3 adj fig lofty, noble.
l elevado,-a a, MAT raised toelevado a la quinta potencia, raised to the power of five; elevado al cubo, cubed; elevado al cuadrado, squared.

elevador,-ra

1 adj elevating.
2 elevador, m AM lift, US elevator.

elevar

1 t (peso etc) to elevate, raise, lift.
2 t (precios) to raise, increase, put up: (tono, voz) to raise.
3 t (enaltecer) to promote, raise: lo elevaron a gerente, he was promoted to manager.
4 t MAT to raise.
5 elevarse, p (subir) to rise (up): el humo se elevaba, the smoke was rising up.
6 elevarse, p (alcanzar) to reach: se eleva hasta el techo, it reaches the ceiling.
7 elevarse, p (erguirse, levantarse) to stand: allν se elevaba la catedral, there stood the cathedral.
8 elevarse, p (sumar) to amount to, come to: los gastos se elevan a dos mil pesetas, the expenses amount to two thousand pesetas.
9 elevarse, p fig (engreνrse) to become conceited.

encarar

1 t (afrontar) to face, face up to, confront.
2 t (arma) to point, aim.
3 t (poner cara a cara) to face, face up to, confront.
4 encararse, p (situaciσn, problema) to face up ((a/con, to)).
5 encararse, p (persona) to stand up ((a/con, to)): se encarσ con el jefe y lo despidieron, he stood up to the boss and they fired him.

entrega

1 f (gen) handing over.
2 f (de premios) presentation.
3 f COM delivery.
4 f (de posesiones) surrender.
5 f (fascνculo) instalment (US installment), part.
6 f fig (devociσn) selflessness, devotion.
7 f DEP pass.
l hacer entrega de algo, (dar) to hand over(repartir) to deliver: (premios) to present.
n entrega a domicilio home delivery . || entrega contra reembolso cash on delivery .

entregar

1 t (dar) to hand over, παραδίνω: le entregσ la escritura, he handed the deeds over to him.
2 t (deberes, ejercicios) to hand in, give in: (premios) to present, award.
3 t COM to deliver.
4 t MIL to surrender.
5 entregarse, p (rendirse) to give in ((a, to)), surrender: el enemigo se entregσ, the enemy surrendered; se entregσ a las autoridades, he gave himself up to the authorities.
6 entregarse, p (dedicarse) to devote OS ((a, to)), be devoted ((a, to)): se entrega plenamente a su trabajo, she's totally devoted to her work.
7 entregarse, p pey (caer en) to give OS over ((a, to)), take ((a, to)): se entregσ a la bebida, he took to the bottle.
m Conjugation model 7, like llegar .

entreguerras

1 de entreguerras, loc between the wars, interwar: el periodo de entreguerras, the period between the wars.

equipo

1 m (prestaciones) equipment. 
2 m (ropas, utensilios) outfit, kit. 
3 m (de personas) team.
n equipo de alta fidelidad hi-fi system . || equipo de fϊtbol football team . || equipo de mϊsica music centre, stereo system . || equipo de novia trousseau . || equipo de salvamento rescue team . || gastos de equipo capital expenditure sing .

 equipaje

1 m luggage, baggage.
2 m (instrumental) equipment, outfit.
3 m (tripulaciσn) crew.
l hacer el equipaje, to pack, do the packing.
n equipaje de mano hand luggage .

equipar

1 t to equip, furnish.
2 t (barco) to fit out.
3 equiparse, p (uso reflexivo) to kit OS out ((con/de, with)), equip OS ((con/de, with)).

equiparable

1 adj comparable ((a/con, to/with)).

equiparaciσn

1 f comparison.

equiparar

1 t to compare ((a/con, with)), liken ((a/con, to)).

escalera

1 f stairs pl, staircase.
2 f (escala) ladder.
3 f (naipes) run, sequence.
n escalera de caracol spiral staircase . || escalera de incendios fire escape . || escalera de servicio back stairs pl, servant's staircase . || escalera doble / escalera de tijera stepladder . || escalera mecαnica / escalera automαtica escalator .

espera

1 f wait, waiting. 
2 f (paciencia) patience. 
3 f JUR respite.
l en espera de ..., waiting for .... || estar a la espera, to be waiting, be expecting. || tener espera, to have patience.

esperanto

1 m Esperanto.

esperanza

1 f hope, expectance.
l abrigar esperanzas, to foster hopes. || con la esperanza de ..., in the hope of .... || con la esperanza de que ..., in the hope that .... || dar esperanzas a ALGN, to give SB hope. || estar en estado de buena esperanza, to be pregnant, be expecting. || tener la esperanza puesta en algo, to have one's hopes pinned on STH. || tener muchas esperanzas, to have high hopes. || tener pocas esperanzas, to have little hope.
n esperanza de vida life expectancy .

esperanzador,-ra

1 adj encouraging.

esperanzar

1 t to give hope to. 
2 i to have hope. 
3 esperanzarse, p to have hope.
m Conjugation model 4, like realizar .

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frente

1 m (gen) front.
2 m MIL front, front line.
3 f ANAT forehead.
l al frente de, (delante) at the head of(hacia delante) ahead. || arrugar la frente, to frown. || chocar de frente, to crash head on. || con la frente muy alta, with one's head up high. || de frente, (hacia adelante) straight ahead(sin rodeos) straight. || frente a, (enfrente de) in front of, opposite(en contra de) against: (en presencia de) in the presence of. || frente a frente, face to face. || hacer frente a ALGN, to challenge SB, face up to SB. || hacer frente a algo, to face STH, face up to STH. || no tener dos dedos de frente, to be as thick as two short planks. || ponerse al frente de algo, to take command of STH.

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 gente

1 f people pl: habνa mucha gente, there were a lot of people.
2 f (familia) family, folks pl, people pl: me gusta estar con mi gente, I like being with my family.
3 f (personal) staff.
4 f MIL troops pl.
n gente baja low-class people . || la gente bien pey the well-to-do, the well-off son gente bien, they're well-to-do. || gente de bien honest people . || gente gorda fam bigwigs pl . || gente menuda fam nippers pl, kids pl .

gentil

1 adj (amable) kind.
2 adj (apuesto) charming.
3 adj (pagano) heathen, pagan: (no judνo) gentile.
4 mf Gentile.

gentileza

1 f (gracia) grace, elegance, poise: caminaba con gran gentileza, she walked very gracefully.
2 f (cortesνa) politeness, kindness: tuvo la gentileza de dedicarnos la ϊltima canciσn, he was kind enough to dedicate the last song to us.
l es una gentileza de la casa, it's on the house. || por gentileza de, fml by courtesy of.

gentilhombre

1 m arc gentleman.

gentilicio

1 adj gentile.
2 m gentile.

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hasta

1 prep (tiempo) until, till, up to: hasta enero, until January; hasta el sαbado, until Saturday; desde las diez hasta las dos, from ten to two; sabe contar hasta 20, he can count (up) to 20. 
2 prep (lugar) as far as, up to, down to: hasta allν, up to there. 
3 prep (cantidad) up to, as many as: habνa hasta seis coches, there were up to six cars. 
4 prep (incluso) even: hasta sabe escribir, she even knows how to write. 
5 prep (como despedida) see you: ΅hasta el lunes!, see you on Monday!; ΅hasta maρana!, see you tomorrow!.
l desde ... hasta ..., from ... to ...de Berga hasta Sabadell, from Berga to Sabadell. || Ώhasta cuαndo?, until when?, how long?Ώhasta cuαndo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno?, how long are we going to have to put up with this government?. || Ώhasta dσnde?, how far?. || hasta el punto que ..., to such a point that .... || ΅hasta la vista!, see you!, cheerio!, US so long!. || ΅hasta luego!, see you later!. || hasta mαs no poder, as much as possiblebebiσ hasta mαs no poder, he drank as much as he could take. || hasta que, untilestarι aquν hasta que volvαis, I'll be here until you come back.

hechicerνa

1 f (arte) sorcery, witchcraft. 
2 f (hechizo) spell, charm.

hechicero,-a

1 adj bewitching, charming. 
2 m,f (hombre) sorcerer, wizard: (mujer) sorceress, witch.

hechizar

1 t (embrujar) to bewitch, cast a spell on. 
2 t fig (cautivar) to charm, bewitch.
m Conjugation model 4, like realizar .

hechizo

1 m (embrujo) charm, spell. 
2 m fig (embelesamiento) fascination, charm.

hecho,-a

1 pp SEE hacer. 
2 adj (carne) done. 
3 adj (persona) mature. 
4 adj (frase, expresiσn) set. 
5 adj (ropa) ready-made. 
6 hecho, m (realidad) fact. 
7 hecho, m (suceso) event, incident. 
8 ΅hecho!, interj done!, agreed!.
l a lo hecho pecho, it's no use crying over spilt milk. || ΅bien hecho!, well done!. || de hecho, in fact. || el hecho es que ..., the fact is that .... || eso estα hecho, fig that won't take long, that'll only take a minute. || estar hecho,-a un,-a ..., to be ...esta habitaciσn estα hecha un asco, this room is in a right mess; estα hecho un vago, he's a real waster, he's a real layabout. || hecho,-a a mano, handmade. || hecho,-a a mαquina, machine-made. || hecho,-a en casa, home-made. || hechos son amores, actions speak louder than words. || lo hecho hecho estα, what's done is done. || muy hecho,-a, (carne) well-cooked(pasada) overdone. || poco,-a hecho,-a, (carne) rare(insuficientemente) underdone. || ser un hombre hecho y derecho, to be a real man.
n hecho consumado fait accompli . || hecho de armas feat of arms . || Hechos de los Apσstoles REL Acts of the Apostles .

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igual

1 adj (parte) equal.
2 adj (lo mismo) the same: estas dos copias son iguales, these two copies are the same; es igual de alto que tϊ, he is as tall as you; son de igual tamaρo, they are equal in size; tengo dos vestidos iguales, I've two identical dresses.
3 adj (muy parecido) just like: es igual que su hermano, he's just like his brother.
4 adj MAT equal: A es igual a B, A equals B, A is equal to B; dos mαs dos es igual a cuatro, two plus two makes four.
5 m (persona) equal: sσlo habla con sus iguales, he only talks to his equals.
6 m MAT (signo) equals sign: no te dejes el igual, don't leave the equals sign out.
7 adv (en comparativas) the same: he comido igual que tϊ, I've eaten as much as you; cobra igual que yo, she earns the same as I do.
8 adv fam maybe, perhaps: igual no vienen, they may well not come.
9 iguales, adj (en tenis) all: iguales a treinta, thirty all; iguales a cuarenta, deuce.
l a partes iguales, into equal parts. || al igual que, like. || da igual, it doesn't matter. || de igual a igual, as an equal. || es igual, it doesn't matter. || ir iguales, (al mismo nivel) to be at the same level(en deportes) to be even: (en el vestir) to be dressed the same. || por igual, (uniformemente) evenly. || siempre igual, always the same. || sin igual, (hallazgo) unparalleled(persona) unrivalled: (belleza) unique. || ΅habrαse visto cosa igual!, I've never seen anything like it.

iguala

1 f (contrato) agreement.
2 f (cuota) agreed fee.

igualaciσn

1 f (de cantidades) equalization: (del marcador) levelling.
2 f (de un terreno) levelling.
3 f (igualdad) equality: la mujer aspira a la igualaciσn de su capacidad laboral a la de los varones, women aspire to equality of opportunities with men in the labour market.

igualado,-a

1 pp SEE igualar.
2 adj (allanado) level: (pulido) smooth.
3 adj DEP evenly matched, closely fought: tras un primer tiempo muy igualado, after a very evenly matched first half.

igualar

1 t to make equal: ambas delegaciones han logrado finalmente igualar sus posturas, the two delegations have managed to iron out their differences; tendremos que igualar los precios a los de la competencia, we'll have to bring our prices into line with those of our competitors; se ha llegado a un nivel de progreso nunca antes igualado, progress has reached previously unattained levels.
2 t (allanar) to level: (pulir) to smooth.
3 t (comparar) to match: no hay nadie que lo iguale, nobody can match him, he has no equal.
4 t DEP (partido) to draw: (tanteo) to equalize.
5 igualarse, p (ser iguales) to be equal.
6 igualarse, p (compararse) to be compared.