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- dote [f] dowry Se gastó la dote de su mujer. He spent his wife's dowry. ▲ talent Con tan buenas dotes tenía que triunfar. With such talents he was bound to succeed.
- draga dredge.
- drama [m] play, drama.
- dramático dramatic.
- droga drug.
- droguería drug store.
- ducha shower, shower bath.
- duda doubt.
○ sin duda certainly, without doubt "¿Vendrá Ud. mañana?" "Sin duda." "Will you come tomorrow?" "Certainly." - dudar to doubt Dudo que venga. I doubt that he'll come. ▲ to hesitate Dudó al darme la respuesta. He hesitated before he answered me.
○ dudar de to doubt, distrust, question No dudamos de lo que Ud. dice. We don't question what you say. - dudoso doubtful. ▲ dubious, suspicious Ese es un tipo dudoso. He's a suspicious character.
- duelo mourning Se cerraron las tiendas en señal de duelo. The stores were closed as a sign of mourning. ▲ sorrow La muerte del presidente causó gran duelo. The president's death caused great sorrow. ▲ duel Su abuelo murió en un duelo. His grandfather was killed in a duel.
- duende [m] hobgoblin.
- dueño, dueña owner, landlord, landlady Es el dueño de la propiedad. He's the owner of the property. ▲ master, mistress El perro miraba a su dueño. The dog looked at his master.
○ dueño de sí mismo self-controlled Siempre es dueño de'sí mismo. He's always self-controlled. - dulce [adj] sweet. ▲ [m] a piece of candy; pl candy Compró una caja de dulces. He bought a box of candy.
○ agua dulce fresh water. - dulzura sweetness; mildness El clima es de una gran dulzura. The climate's very mild.
- duodécimo twelfth.
- duplicado (see duplicar) [adj; m] duplicate Este ejemplar está duplicado. This is a duplicate copy.
○ por duplicado in duplicate Envíelo por duplicado. Send it in duplicate. - duplicar to double; to duplicate; to repeat.
- duque [m] duke.
- duquesa duchess.
- duración [f] duration, term, length La duración de la guerra perjudica al comercio. The length of the war's harmful to trade.
○ ser de duración to wear well, last Este género es de mucha duración. This material will wear very well. - duradero lasting, durable.
- durante during.
- durar to last ¿Cuanto dura la película? How long does the picture last? ▲ to wear, last El abrigo me ha durado tres años. This overcoat's lasted me three years.
- dureza hardness, solidity La dureza del ébano es bien conocida. The hardness of ebony is well known. ▲ hardness, harshness ¡Qué dureza de corazón! How hard-hearted!—Debe evitarse la dureza en esos casos. Harshness should be avoided in those cases. ▲ callus Me ha salido una dureza en la planta del pie. I have a callus on the sole of my foot.
- durmiente [m] (railroad) tie [Am].
- duro hard Este colchón es muy duro. This is a very hard mattress. ▲ hard, rough ¡Llevan una vida tan dura! They lead such a hard life. ▲ hard, stubborn ¿Por qué tienes la cabeza tan dura? Why are you so hard-headed? ▲ [adv] hard Trabajó muy duro para conseguirlo. He worked very hard to accomplish it. ▲ [m] duro (Spanish coin equal to five pesetas).
○ a duras penas with difficulty, hardly A duras penas se hacía entender. He could hardly make himself understood.
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- e and (before i or hi) María e Inés irán conmigo. Mary and Inez will go with me.
- ¡ea pues! come on! ¡Ea pues! Sigamos adelante. Come on, let's get going.
- echar to throw Echaremos esto en el cajón. We'll throw this into the drawer. ▲ to discharge, dismiss, fire Echaron a muchos empleados. They fired many employees. ▲ to pour Puede echar el vino en el vaso. You can pour the wine into the glass.
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