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salvar
SPANISH-ENGLISH
seco
- wild animals in the park. ▲ [m] savage, uncivilized person Los salvajes atacaron el fuerte. The savages attacked the fort.
- salvar to save, rescue Había que salvar a muchas víctimas. There were many victims to be saved. ▲ to cover, clear, jump over Salvó la zanja de un salto. He cleared the ditch with one jump.
- salvo except He revisado el libro salvo el último capítulo. I have revised the book except for the last chapter.
○ ponerse a salvo to escape, reach safety Pudo ponerse a salvo del incendio. He was able to escape from the fire. ○ salvo que unless Salvo que llueva mucho, iremos al campo. Unless it rains hard, we'll go to the country. - san [adj] (see santo) saint San Francisco. Saint Francis.
- sanar to heal, to cure.
- sangre [f] blood.
○ a sangre fría in cold blood Lo hizo a sangre fría. He did it in cold blood. ○ hacer hervir la sangre to make the blood boil ¡Eso me hace hervir la sangre! That makes my blood boil! ○ sangre fría composure, coolness of mind Su sangre fría es notable. His coolness of mind is well known. ○ subídsele a uno la sangre a la cabeza to become excited, see red. - sangriento bloody.
- sanidad [f] health Pertenecía a la junta de Sanidad. He belonged to the Board of Health.
- sano healthy Estaba muy sana. She was very healthy. ▲ healthful Esta región tiene un clima muy sano. This region has a very healthful climate. ▲ honest, good.
○ sano y salvo safe and sound Al fin le vimos sano y salvo. At last we saw him safe and sound. - santidad [f] holiness, sanctity.
- santo holy, saintly. ▲ [n] saint.
- saque ○ el saque the kick-off (soccer, football); serve Ud. tiene el saque. It's your serve.
- sarape [m] blanket [Mex]; type of woven material [Mex].
- sardina sardine.
- sarna mange; itch (disease).
- sartén [m or f] frying pan.
- sastre [m] tailor.
- satisfacción [f] satisfaction.
- satisfacer [irr] to satisfy No me satisface su trabajo. His work doesn't satisfy me. ▲ to pay in full Había que satisfacer aquella deuda. The debt had to be paid in full.
○ satisfacerse to be satisfied, be convinced Se satisfizo con la explicación. He was satisfied with the explanation. - satisfactorio satisfactory.
- satisfecho (see satisfacer) satisfied.
- saya skirt.
- sazón [f] ripeness, maturity.
○ a la sazón at that time A la sazón estaba yo en España. At that time I was in Spain. ○ en sazón ripe La fruta está en sazón. The fruit is ripe. - sazón almost ripe [Am] Este plátano está sazón. This banana is almost ripe.
- sazonar to season La cocinera sazona bien la comida. The cook seasons the food well. ▲ to ripen (of fruit) Esa fruta sazona en la primavera. That fruit ripens in the spring.
- se oneself, himself, herself, themselves, yourselves; to (or for) himself, herself, etc; (used for le, les) to him, to her, etc Se afeita. He's shaving himself.—El se dijo. He said to himself.—Se lo doy a Ud. (a él, a ellos, etc). I'm giving it to you (to him, to them, etc). ▲ to each other, to one another Se escriben todos los días. They write to each other every day. ▲ (as an indefinite subject) Se dice. They say. or It's said. ▲ (for passive voice, without agent) Se construyó una casa. ▲ house was built.
- secante annoying [Arg]. ▲ blotting. ▲ [m] blotter.
○ papel secante blotting paper. - secar to dry Hay que secar los platos. It's necessary to dry the dishes.
○ secarse to dry oneself Procure Ud. secarse bien. Try to dry yourself thoroughly. ▲ to wither, dry Las flores se secaron. The flowers withered. - sección [f] section, division ¿En qué sección trabaja Ud.? In what section do you work?
- seco dry Tengo la garganta seca. My throat is dry.—Aquí no existe la ley seca. There's no dry law here. ▲ abrupt, curt Era un hombre muy seco. He was a very curt man. ▲ dried Frutas secas. Dried fruits.
○ a secas only, just Me llamo Pepe a secas. My name is just Joe. ▲ curtly Le contestó a secas. He answered her curtly. ○ en seco high and dry,
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