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enseñanza
SPANISH-ENGLISH
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- enseñanza instruction, teaching.
- enseñar to teach Un mejicano le enseñó español. A Mexican taught him Spanish. ▲ to show Me enseñó el retrato de su novia. He showed me a picture of his sweetheart. ▲ to show, point out Enseñe Ud. el camino al señor. Show this gentleman the way.
- ensillar to saddle.
- ensordecer [-zc-] to deafen.
- ensuciar to soil, to dirty.
- ensueño pipe dream, day dream.
- entablar to board up Entablaron las ventanas. They boarded up the windows. ▲ to begin, start Han entablado negociaciones. They've started negotiations.
- entablillar to put splints on Se rompió un brazo y tuvieron que entablillárselo. He broke his arm and they had to put splints on it.
- entender [rad-ch I] to understand Ya entiendo lo que Ud. quiere decir. Now I understand what you mean.
○ a (or según) mi entender in my opinion A mi entender es mejor cambiar de procedimiento. In my opinion it's better to change the policy. ○ entender de to be familiar with, be good at ¿Entiende Ud. de mecánica? Are you good at mechanics? ○ entenderse con to deal with Tendrán que entenderse con el jefe. They'll have to deal with the boss. ○ entender(se) en to be in charge of ¿Quién se entiende en este asunto? Who's in charge of this matter? - entendido (see entender) ○ estar (or quedar) entendido to be understood Está entendido que empezaremos mañana. It's understood that we'll start tomorrow. ○ no darse por entendido to pretend not to understand No me di por entendido. I pretended I didn't understand. ○ ser (muy) entendido en to be skilled or informed in Es un obrero muy entendido en su oficio. He's very skilled in his trade.
- entendimiento understanding; mind.
- enterar to inform, report Debemos enterar a la dirección de lo que pasa. We must inform the management of what's going on.
○ enterarse to pay attention No te enteras de lo que te estoy diciendo. You aren't listening to what I'm saying. ○ enterarse (de) to learn Acabo de enterarme de la noticia. I've just learned the news. ▲ to find out, inquire Entérese del hotel en que viven. Find out what hotel they're living at. - entereza fortitude; presence of mind.
- entero entire, whole.
- enterrar [rad-ch I] to bury.
- entierro burial.
- entonación [f] intonation.
- entonar to sing in tune; to begin to sing. ▲ to harmonize, blend (of colors) Estos colores entonan muy bien. These colors harmonize very well.
- entonces at the time, then Entonces vivía con sus padres. He was living with his parents at the time. ▲ then ¿Entonces ya no me necesita Ud.? Then you don't need me now, do you?—¿Y entonces que pasó? And then what happened?
|| ¿Entonces? Then what? or And then? [Am]. - entrada entrance Adornaron la entrada con banderas. They decorated the entrance with flags. ▲ admission La entrada será gratis. Admission will be free. ▲ attendance La función tuvo una buena entrada. The show was well attended. ▲ ticket, seat Debemos comprar las entradas ahora mismo. We have to buy the tickets right now. ▲ admittance Se prohibe la entrada. No admittance. ▲ beginning A la entrada del invierno saldré de viaje. I'm leaving on a trip at the beginning of winter. ▲ entrée ¿Qué desea Ud. como entrada? What do you want for an entree?
○ entradas receding hair at temples A pesar de su juventud ya tiene entradas. In spite of his youth his hair's already receding at the temples. ▲ income Las entradas superan a las salidas. The income exceeds the outgo.
|| Entrada pública. Admission free. - entrar to enter, come in, go in ¿Se puede entrar? May I come in? ▲ to fit El zapato no me entra, es muy chico. The shoe doesn't fit me; it's too small. ▲ to join Quiero entrar en un club deportivo. I want to join an athletic club.
○ entrar a trabajar to go to work, be employed Entraron a trabajar en una fábrica. They went to work in a factory. ○ entrar en (or a) to enter Entrará en la Universidad el año próximo. He'll enter the University next year.
|| A este chico no le entra la aritmética. This child can't get arithmetic through his head. - entre between La mujer estaba sentada entre dos hombres. The woman was sitting between two men. ▲ among
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