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honrado
SPANISH-ENGLISH
huye
- honrado (see honrar) honest Es un hombre honrado. He's an honest man.
- honrar to honor Nos honra mucho su presencia. We're very much honored by your presence.
- hora hour Empezó la fiesta a la hora en punto. The party began exactly on the hour. ▲ time ¿Qué hora es? What time is it?
○ a primeras horas de la mañana in the early morning. ○ a última hora at the last moment A última hora todo se solucionó. Everything was solved at the last moment. ○ a últimas horas de la tarde in the late afternoon. - horca gallows.
- horizontal horizontal.
- horizonte [m] horizon.
- hormiga ant.
- horno oven.
- horrible horrid, horrible Hizo una escena horrible. She made a horrible scene.
- horror [m] horror Tiene horror a la guerra. He has a horror of war.
- horroroso horrible, frightful Fué una escena horrorosa. It was a horrible scene.
- hortalizas [f pl] vegetables.
- hospital [m] hospital.
- hospitalidad [f] hospitality.
- hostilidad [f] hostility.
- hotel [m] hotel.
- hoy today Hoy empezamos a trabajar. We're starting to work today.
○ hoy por hoy for the time being, under present circumstances Hoy por hoy no pienso regresar a mi país. Under present circumstances I don't intend to return to my country. ○ por hoy for the present Por hoy lo dejaremos pasar. We'll let it go for the present. - hoyo hole, depression; ditch.
- hoyuelo dimple.
- hoz [f] sickle.
- hueco [adj] hollow, empty El tronco del árbol estaba hueco. The tree trunk was hollow. ▲ [m] hole Cuidado, hay un hueco en el piso. Be careful, there's a hole in the floor.
- huelga strike (of workers).
- huella track Siguieron las huellas del otro automóvil. They followed the tracks of the other car. ▲ trace, sign En la América del Sur hay muchas huellas de la cultura india. In South America there are many traces of Indian culture. ▲ footprint, fingerprint Aquí están sus huellas. Here are his footprints.
○ huella dactilar fingerprint Se detuvo el asesino por sus huellas dactilares. The assassin was arrested through his fingerprints. - huérfano, huérfana orphan.
- huerta large vegetable garden.
- huerto orchard.
- hueso bone.
○ estar en los huesos to be nothing but skin and bones.
|| ¡A otro perro con ese hueso! Tell it to the Marines! - huésped [m] guest.
- huevo egg ¿Cómo quiere Ud. los huevos, fritos o revueltos? How do you like your eggs, fried or scrambled?
- huida flight, escape.
- huir to flee Los prisioneros huyeron del campo de concentración. The prisoners fled from the concentration camp.
- humanidad [f] humanity. ▲ humaneness La humanidad de sus sentimientos era bien conocida. The humaneness of his sentiments was well known.
- humano [adj] human. ▲ humane Era una persona muy humana. He was a very humane person.
- humear to smoke, give off smoke Las cenizas todavía humeaban. The cinders were still smoking.
- humedad [f] dampness, humidity, moisture La humedad del tiempo me hace daño a la salud. The dampness of the weather is bad for my health.
- humedecer [-zc-] to moisten.
- húmedo damp, humid.
- humilde poor; humble, unaffected.
- humillar to humiliate.
- humo smoke Por la ventana se'veía salir el humo. Smoke could be seen pouring out of the window.
○ darse humos de grandeza to put on airs of grandeur. ○ humos airs, affected manner Lo dijo con muchos humos. He said it in an affected manner. - humor [m] humor, mood Está siempre de buen humor. He's always in good humor. ▲ humor, wit.
- hundirse to sink Se hundió en el barro hasta las rodillas. He sank in mud up to his knees. ▲ to cave in La casa se hundió. The house caved in. ▲ to fall off, diminish Empezó a hundirse su negocio por no atenderlo. His business began to fall off because he didn't take care of it.
- huracán [m] hurricane.
- hurtar to steal, pilfer.
○ hurtar el cuerpo to shy away, dodge Hurtó el cuerpo al toro. He dodged the bull. - huye See huir.
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