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desvergüenza
SPANISH-ENGLISH
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- desvergüenza impudence; shamelessness.
- desviación [f] detour Había una desviación en el camino. There was a detour on the road.
- desviar to change the course of Desviaron la carretera para hacerla más corta. They changed the course of the road to make it shorter.
○ desviar la mirada to avoid someone's eyes, look away. ○ desviarse to deviate, get away (from) No se desvíe Ud. del tema. Don't get away from the subject. ▲ to drift El avión se ha desviado de su ruta. The plane drifted from its course. - desvío indifference Su desvío me molesta. Her indifference annoys me.
- detallar to tell in detail, to detail.
- detalle [m] detail Cuénteme Ud. todos los detalles. Tell me all the details.
○ con detalle in detail Expliquenme Uds. con detalle como ha ocurrido eso. Explain to me in detail how it happened. - detener [irr] to stop, detain Por favor, deténgale un momento. Please detain him for a minute. ▲ to arrest La policía detenuvo a los cómplices del asesino. The police have, arrested the accomplices of the murderer.
○ detenerse to stop, halt El automóvil se detuvo. The automobile stopped. ▲ to stop, restrain oneself Detente un momento a pensarlo. Stop and think it over for a minute. - detenido (see detener) [adj; n] (person) under arrest Los detenidos esperaban a que se les interrogara. Those under arrest were waiting to be questioned.
- determinación [f] determination; decision Tenemos que tomar una determinación. We have to make a decision.
- determinado determined [Am] Triunfó porque era muy determinado. He succeeded because he was very determined.
- determinar to fix, determine Determinaron las condiciones del negocio. They fixed the terms of the deal. ▲ to decide ¿Determinó Ud. lo que quiere hacer? Did you decide what you want to do?
○ determinarse to make up one's mind ¿Se determinó a hacer el viaje? Did he make up his mind to make the trip? - detestable hateful, detestable, awful.
- detrás behind Vienen detrás. They're coming along behind.
○ detrás de behind, in back of Detrás de los árboles hay una casa. There's a house behind the trees. ○ por detrás from behind El enemigo atacó por detrás. The enemy attacked from behind. ▲ behind one's back Por detrás hablaba mal de él. He talked about him behind his back. - deuda debt Pagó todas sus deudas. He paid all his debts.
○ estar en deuda to be indebted Estoy en deuda con Ud. I'm indebted to you. - deudo, deuda relative, kin.
- deudor, deudora debtor.
- devanar to wind Estaba devanando un ovillo de lana. She was winding up a spool of wool.
○ devanarse to double up (with pain) [Am]. ○ devanarse los sesos to rack one's brains Me estoy devanando los sesos para encontrar una solución. I'm racking my brains to find a solution. - devastar to lay waste.
- devoción [f] piety, devoutness; devotion.
- devolver [rad-ch I] to return, give back ¿No ha devuelto Ud. todavía esos libros? Haven't you returned those books yet? ▲ to pay back ¿Te ha devuelto el dinero que le prestaste? Has he paid back the money you lent him? ▲ to restore Aquella noticia le devolvió la tranquilidad. That news restored her peace of mind.
- devorar to devour.
- devoto devout, pious.
- devuelto See devolver.
- día [m] day ¿A qué día estamos hoy? What day's today?
○ al día a day, per day Producen cien automóviles al día. They produce a hundred automobiles a day. ▲ up to date Ponga Ud. Esa correspondencia al día. Bring that correspondence up to date. ○ al día siguiente the following day. ○ buenos días good morning Buenos días. ¿Cómo está Ud.? Good morning. How are you? ○ darle a uno los días to congratulate one on his saint's day or birthday Fui a dar los días a mi hermano. I went to congratulate my brother on his birthday. ○ de día before dark ¿Cree Ud. que volveremos de día? Do you think we'll return before dark? ▲ by day, when it's light Llegó a casa cuando ya era de día. It was daylight when he got home. ○ de día en día from day to day, as time goes by De día en día la situación va empeorando. The situation's getting worse from day to day. ○ de hoy en . . . días . . . days from today
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