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SPANISH-ENGLISH
vindicar
- almorzaremos juntos. We'll have lunch together some other time. ○ tal vez perhaps Tal vez mañana podamos vernos. Perhaps we can meet tomorrow. ○ todas las veces que whenever, every time Todas las veces que le veo me pregunta por Ud. Whenever I see him he asks about you. ○ una vez once Me invitó a comer una vez. He invited me to dinner once.—Habia (or Era) una vez. . . . Once upon a time there was. . . .
- vía track ¿Por qué vía viene el expreso? Which track does the express train come in on? ▲ route La vía marítima es algo peligrosa. The sea route's somewhat dangerous. ▲ via, by way of Llegamos a Nueva York vía Miami. We arrived in New York via Miami. ▲ method, procedure Se hizo por la vía ejecutiva. It was done through executive channels.
○ vía pública thoroughfare, street. - viajar to travel.
- viaje [m] trip, travel ¡Cuándo sale Ud. de viaje? When do you start on your trip?—Hizo un relato de sus viajes. He gave an account of his travels.
|| ¡Buen viaje! Bon voyage! or Have a good trip! - viajero, viajera traveler El viajero estaba muy cansado. The traveler was very tired. ▲ passenger Se ruega a los viajeros que conserven sus billetes. Passengers are requested to keep their tickets.
- víbora viper.
- vibrar to vibrate.
- vicio vice.
○ quejarse de vicio to complain habitually. - vicioso licentious, given to vice.
- víctima victim.
- victoria victory, triumph.
○ cantar victoria to celebrate victory; to crow too soon. - victorioso victorious, triumphant.
- vid [f] grapevine.
- vida life, human life Aquel descubrimiento salvó muchas vidas. That discovery saved many lives. ▲ life, liveliness El niño tiene mucha vida. The child's full of life. ▲ life, way of living Llevaba muy buena vida. He lived a very good life. ▲ life (being alive) Estuvo entre la vida y la muerte. He hovered between life and death. ▲ life, history Sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo. He knows everybody's life story.
○ en mi vida never in my life En mi vida le he visto. I've never seen him before in my life. ○ ganarse la vida to make (or earn) a living Se gana la vida escribiendo. He earns his living by writing. ○ vida de perros dog's life. - vidriera glass door, window, or partition; show case; show window [Am].
- vidriero glazier, dealer in glass.
- vidrio glass (material); pane of glass.
○ pagar los vidrios rotos to be made the scapegoat. - viejo old Aquella casa era muy vieja. That was a very old house. ▲ [m] old man [Am] El viejo caminaba con dificultad. The old man walked with difficulty. ▲ old man, pal [Am] ¡Oyeme viejo! Listen to me, old man!
○ los viejos parents (affectionate) [Am] Tengo que escribirles a los viejos. I have to write to my parents. ○ mi vieja my old lady (affectionate) [Am]. ○ mi viejo my old man (affectionate) [Am]. ○ viejo verde old goat Era un viejo verde. He was an old goat. - viento wind.
○ contra viento y marea come hell and high water. ○ con viento contrario against the wind. ○ ir viento en popa to go very well Sus negocios van viento en popa. His business is going very well. - vientre [m] belly.
- viernes [m sg] Friday.
○ Viernes Santo Good Friday. - viga beam (of a building).
- vigilancia vigilance, watchfulness.
- vigilante watchful. ▲ [m] watchman; [Arg] policeman.
- vigilar to watch, keep watch, guard, watch over.
- vigilia fast, abstaining from food for religious reasons; wakefulness.
○ comer de vigilia to fast (abstain from meat). - vigor [m] vigor, strength Era un hombre de mucho vigor. He was a man of great strength.
○ en vigor in effect, in force. ○ leyes en vigor laws in force. - vil vile, mean, despicable.
- villa town Toda la villa estaba alegre en la fiesta. The whole town was gay at the festival. ▲ villa, country house En el campo tengo una villa. I have a villa in the country.
- vinagre [m] vinegar.
○ cara de vinagre sour-puss. - vindicar to vindicate.
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