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triunfo
- correcto. His manner is very correct. ▲ pact, agreement, deal (commercial) Hicieron un trato. They had an understanding. ▲ close friendship Parece que tienen mucho trato. They seem to be very close friends.
○ tener buen trato to be pleasant, be nice. - través ○ a través de through, across Fueron a través del bosque. They went through the woods. ○ de través sidewise, out of the corner of the eye Me miró de través. He looked at me out of the corner of his eye.
- travesía voyage.
- travesura prank, antic.
- traviesa railroad tie [Sp].
- travieso mischievous, prankish.
- trayecto distance, stretch, line.
- traza looks, appearance.
○ buena traza good appearance. ○ mala traza evil look Ese hombre tiene mala traza. That man looks dangerous. ○ tener trazas to show signs Esto no tiene trazas de terminarse. This doesn't seem te be anywhere near finished. ○ tener trazas de to look like Tiene trazas de mendigo. He looks like a beggar. - trazar to draw Trazó un croquis rápidamente. He quickly drew a sketch. ▲ to draw up Trazaron planes para el futuro. They drew up plans for the future.
- trazo line, stroke Con unos trazos de lápiz hizo una caricatura. With a few strokes of his pencil he made a caricature.
- trébol [m] clover.
- trece thirteen.
- trecho space, stretch Hay un trecho de mal camino. There's a stretch of bad road.
○ de trecho en trecho at intervals Han plantado árboles de trecho en trecho. They have planted trees at intervals. - tregua truce, lull Hubo una tregua en la lucha. There was a lull in the fighting.
○ sin tregua without rest Trabaja sin tregua. He works without rest. - treinta thirty.
- tremendo terrible, dreadful Hubo un accidente tremendo. There was a terrible accident. ▲ huge, tremendous Ocasionó tremendos gastos. It entailed tremendous expense.
- tren [m] train El tren viene atrasado. The train is late. ▲ pomp, show Con ese tren de vida se van a arruinar. They'll go broke with such extravagant living.
○ tren correo mail train. ○ tren de mercancías freight train Pasaron un tren de mercancías. They passed a freight train. ○ tren de viajeros passenger train Hay un tren de viajeros cada dos horas. There's a (passenger) train every two hours. ○ tren expreso (or rápido) express train. ○ tren mixto freight and passenger train. - trenza braid, tress.
- trepar to climb Trepó al árbol con gran dificultad. He climbed the tree with great difficulty.
- tres three.
- triángulo triangle.
- tribu [f] tribe.
- tribuna rostrum, reviewing stand El orador subió a la tribuna. The speaker mounted the rostrum. ▲ gallery Desde las tribunas ovacionaron a los diputados. The galleries cheered the delegates.
○ la tribuna the bar; politics (profession). ○ tribunas grandstand Las tribunas estaban llenas de espectadores. The grandstand was filled with spectators. - tribunal [m] court (of justice); examining board.
○ llevar alguien a los tribunales to sue. - tribuno orator.
- trigo wheat.
- trinchadora sideboard.
- trinchante [m] carving knife.
- trinchar to carve (meat).
- trinchera trench; ditch; trench coat.
- trineo sled; bob sled.
- tripa tripe; intestines; belly.
- triple triple, treble.
- tripulación [f] crew.
- triste sad. ▲ sad, sorry Hizo un triste papel. He cut a sorry figure. ▲ gloomy, dismal El día está muy triste. It's a gloomy day.
- tristeza sadness, sorrow.
- triunfar to triumph, succeed Triunfaron sus proyectos. His plans succeeded. ▲ to win Ha triunfado en el campeonato. He won the championship.
○ triunfar de to triumph over Pudo triunfar de toda la oposición. He was able to triumph over all opposition. - triunfo triumph, victory El triunfo sobre el enemigo fué completo. The victory over the enemy was complete. ▲ trump card Echó un triunfo. He played a trump.
○ costar un triunfo to be exceedingly
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