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- de las seis. They won't return until after six.—Hasta mañana. Until tomorrow. or See you tomorrow. ▲ as far as Fueron hasta la última calle del pueblo. They went as far as the last street in town.
○ hasta aquí so far Hasta aquí todo está bien. So far everything is all right.
|| Hasta la vista. So long. || Hasta luego. So long. - hay See haber.
- haya beech tree.
- hazaña feat, exploit, deed El soldado fué condecorado por sus hazañas. The soldier was decorated for his deeds.
- hebilla buckle (fastener).
- hebra thread.
- hechicero bewitching Tiene una cara hechicera. She has a bewitching face.
- hechizo domestic, made in (a given country) [Am].
- hecho (see hacer) done. ▲ ready-made Prefiero un traje hecho. I prefer a ready-made suit. ▲ [m] deed Fué recordado por sus nobles hechos. He was remembered for his noble deeds. ▲ fact El periódico publica los hechos más importantes. The newspaper publishes the most important facts.
○ de hecho in fact, as a matter of fact De hecho quedó convencido. As a matter of fact he was convinced. - hechura workmanship, making No me gusta la hechura de ese traje. I don't like the workmanship of that suit. ▲ style.
- hectárea hectare (10,000 sq. meters).
- hediondo foul, stinking.
- hedor [m] stench, stink.
- helado (see helar) frozen El estanque amaneció completamente helado. The pond was completely frozen in the morning. ▲ shocked La noticia me dejó helado. The news shocked me. ▲ [m] ice cream Me gusta el helado de chocolate. I like chocolate ice cream.
- helar [rad-ch I] to freeze.
- helécho fern.
- hélice [f] (screw) propeller (of ship).
- hembra female No es macho, es hembra. It's not a male, it's a female.
- hemisferio hemisphere.
- heredad [f] (inherited) country estate or farm Mi padre me dejó una heredad. My father left me some property.
- heredar to inherit A la muerte de sus padres heredó una gran fortuna. He inherited a large fortune when his parents died.
- heredero, heredera heir.
- hereditario hereditary.
- hereje [m, f] heretic.
- herejía heresy.
- herencia inheritance.
- herida wound La herida se curó. The wound healed.
- herido wounded man El herido se curó en tres días. The wounded man recovered in three days.
- herir [rad-ch II] to wound, hurt Fué herido en la guerra. He was wounded in the war.
- hermana sister. ▲ nun, sister Una hermana de la caridad le cuidaba. A Sister of Charity took care of him.
- hermano brother.
- hermoso beautiful, handsome Es una mujer muy hermosa. She's a very beautiful woman.
- hermosura beauty, handsomeness.
- héroe [m] hero.
- heroico heroic.
- heroína heroine.
- heroísmo heroism.
- herrador [m] horseshoer.
- herradura horseshoe Le pusieron la herradura al caballo. They shod the horse.
- herramienta tool; set of tools.
- herrar [rad-ch I] to shoe (horses); to brand (cattle).
- herrería iron works, blacksmith's shop.
- herrero blacksmith.
- herrumbre [f] rust.
- hervir [rad-ch III] to boil El agua empezó a hervir. The water began to boil.
- híbrido [adj; n] hybrid.
- hidalga noble(woman); lady.
- hidalgo noble(man); gentleman.
- hidrógeno hydrogen.
- hiel [f] gall; bitterness, malice.
- hielo ice Haga el favor de darme hielo para el agua. Please give me some ice for the water.
- hiena hyena.
- hierba grass.
○ mala hierba weed La dehesa está llena de mala hierba. The pasture is full of weeds. ▲ bad influence Ese niño es mala hierba. That boy is a bad influence. - hierro iron Toda el armazón era de hierro. The whole framework was made of iron.
○ machacar en hierro frío to work in vain, be useless Tratar de corregir a ese niño es machacar en hierro frío. Trying to correct that boy is useless. - hígado liver.
- higiene [f] hygiene.
- higo fig.
- hija daughter.
- hijo son.
- hila row, line.
- hilar to spin (wool, silk, etc).
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