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vuelco
SPANISH-ENGLISH
yunta
- that he has disappeared. ○ dar voces to shout, yell ¡No des esas voces! Don't shout like that! ○ en voz alta aloud. ○ en voz baja very softly No hable Ud. en voz tan baja, no le oigo. Don't speak so softly, I can't hear you. ○ secreto a voces open secret. ○ voz de mando command A la voz de mando se pusieron en marcha. At the command they began to march.
- vuelco tumble, overturning.
- vuelo flight, trip De un solo vuelo el avión atravesó el mar. The airplane made a non-stop flight across the ocean. ▲ width, fullness Las faldas ahora tienen poco vuelo. Skirts are narrow this season.
○ al vuelo right away, quickly; in flight, on the wing. - vuelta turn, revolution. ▲ curve ¡Cuidado con esa vuelta! Watch out for that curve! ▲ change ¿Tiene Ud. vuelta de este billete? Do you have change for this bill?
○ a la vuelta upon returning A la vuelta de mi viaje nos veremos. We'll see each other when I get back from my trip. ○ a la vuelta de around La casa está a la vuelta de la esquina. The house is around the corner. ○ dar la vuelta a to turn Hay que dar dos vueltas a la llave. You have to turn the key twice. ▲ to go around Dimos la vuelta a la casa. We walked around the house. ○ darse vuelta to turn around; go to and fro Haga Ud. el favor de darse vuelta. Please turn around. ○ dar una vuelta to take a stroll, turn Vamos a dar una vuelta por el parque. Let's take a turn through the park. ▲ to turn over El automóvil dio una vuelta. The car turned over. ○ dar vueltas to turn La tierra da vueltas sobre su eje. The earth turns on its axis. ▲ to hang around Anda dando vueltas por ahí sin hacer nada. He's hanging around here not doing anything. ○ dar vueltas a to turn, turn around and around Déle vueltas a la manivela. Turn the handle. ○ poner de vuelta y media to give a bawling out.
|| No hay que darle vueltas. There are no two ways about it. - vuelto change (money) [Am] Cuente Ud. el vuelto. Count your change.
- vulgar vulgar, coarse; common.
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- y and.
○ ¿y bien? all right Y bien, ¿cuándo nos vamos? All right, when do we go? ○ eso que and yet, even though Ud. no ha barrido mi cuarto, y eso que le dije que no dejara de hacerlo. You haven't swept my room, even though I told you not to fail to do so. ○ ¿y luego? and then Y luego, ¿qué pasó? And then what happened? ○ ¿y qué? is it true that [Am] ¿Y qué se fué para Europa? Is it true that he went to Europe? - ya already Ya sabe Ud. lo que yo quiero. You already know what I want. ▲ now Y a es tarde. It's too late now. ▲ at once, right now [Am] Hágalo ya. Do it right now.
○ ya lo creo of course ¿Quiere Ud. venir? ¡Ya lo creo! Do you want to come? Of course! ○ ya no no longer Ya no tengo ganas. I no longer feel like it. ○ ya pronto presently, any minute now Ya pronto llegará el tren. The train will be here any minute now. ○ ya que since Ya que me preguntas, te contestaré. Since you ask me, I'll tell you. ○ ya voy I'm coming! ¡Ya voy! espere un minuto. I'm coming! Wait a minute!
|| ¡Ya, ya! Sure! - yanqui Yankee, any citizen of the U.S.A.
- yapa something extra, good measure [Am] Me dieron esto de yapa. They gave me this for good measure.
- yegua mare.
- yema bud, shoot; yolk; cushion of fingertip.
- yerba herb; grass.
- yerno son-in-law.
- yerro error, mistake.
- yeso plaster.
- yeta bad luck, misfortune [Arg].
- yo I Soy yo. It's me. or It's I.
○ yo mismo I myself Yo mismo se lo dije. I told you so myself. - yodo iodine.
- yugo yoke (for animals).
- yunta team of draft animals.
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