Angličtina | Španielčina |
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a rolling stone gathers no moss (a person who never settles in one place will never be successful) phrase | |
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.) phrase | |
a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) phrase [UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn] | |
a stopped clock is right twice a day (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) phrase | hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al díaphrase |
abandon ship (to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom) verb | |
abominable snowman (humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) noun [UK: ə.ˈbɒ.mɪ.nəb.l̩ ˈsnəʊ.mæn] [US: ə.ˈbɑː.mə.nəb.l̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn] | |
absolute space (physics) noun | espacio absolutonoun |
absolute superlative noun | superlativo absolutonoun |
absorption spectroscopy noun [UK: əb.ˈzɔːp.ʃn̩ spek.ˈtrɒ.skə.pi] [US: əb.ˈzɔːrp.ʃn̩ spek.ˈtrɑː.skə.pi] | espectroscopía de absorciónnoun |
absorption spectrum [absorption spectrums] (pattern) noun | espectro de absorciónnoun |
accelerator mass spectrometry analysis noun | |
accept service (receive and acknowledge receipt of service of process) verb | |
ace of spades (playing card) noun | as de picosnoun |
ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | as bajo la manganoun as en la manganoun |
acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo) noun | calabaza bellotanoun |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome [acquired immune deficiency syndromes] (infectious disease caused by HIV, see also: AIDS) noun [UK: ə.ˈkwaɪəd ɪ.ˈmjuːn dɪ.ˈfɪʃn.si ˈsɪn.drəʊm] [US: ə.ˈkwaɪərd ˌɪ.ˈmjuːn də.ˈfɪ.ʃən.si ˈsɪndroʊm] | |
actions speak louder than words (actions indicate true sentiments) phrase | |
actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | obras son amoresphrase que no buenas razonesphrase |
adjustable spanner (adjustable hand tool) noun [UK: ə.ˈdʒʌ.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nə(r)] [US: ə.ˈdʒə.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nər] | llave ajustablenoun llave francesanoun llave inglesanoun |
Adriatic Sea (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) proper noun [UK: ˌe.dri.ˈæ.tɪk siː] [US: ˌe.dri.ˈæ.tɪk ˈsiː] | Adriáticoproper noun mar Adriáticoproper noun |
Aegean Sea (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) proper noun [UK: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən siː] [US: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən ˈsiː] | mar Egeoproper noun |
Aesculapian snake (a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology) noun | culebra de Esculapionoun |
affirmative sentence (sentence that affirms) noun | frase afirmativanoun |
air-raid shelter (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) noun [UK: eə(r) reɪd ˈʃel.tə(r)] [US: ˈer ˈreɪd ˈʃel.tər] | refugio antiaéreonoun refugio antibombasnoun |
all and sundry (all; everyone) pronoun [UK: ɔːl ənd ˈsʌn.dri] [US: ɔːl ænd ˈsʌn.dri] | propios y extrañospronoun |
all of a sudden (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) adverb [UK: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] [US: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] | al primer enviteadverb de buenas a primerasadverb de golpeadverb de golpe y porrazoadverb de prontoadverb de repenteadverb súbitamenteadverb |