Spanisch | Englisch |
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a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín verb | meet one's Waterloo(to be defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult) |
a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín phrase | every dog has its day(proverb) |
a tomar por saco; donde Cristo dio las tres voces noun {m} | middle of nowhere(remote place) |
abarcar más de lo que se puede verb | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) |
ábrete sésamo phrase | open sesame(open up) |
abuso de sustancias noun | substance abuse(overindulgence in a drug) |
abuso sexual noun {m} | abuse [abuses](sexual violation or assault) sexual abuse(forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another) |
aceite de sésamo noun {m} | sesame oil [sesame oils](oil extracted from sesame seeds) |
aceleradora de semillas noun {f} | accelerator [accelerators](program for startup companies) |
aceleradora de startups noun {f} | accelerator [accelerators](program for startup companies) |
ácido salicílico noun {m} | salicylic acid [salicylic acids]noun |
ácido shikímico noun {m} | shikimic acidnoun |
ácido siálico noun {m} | sialic acid(any of a group of amino carbohydrates) |
ácido siquímico noun {m} | shikimic acidnoun |
ácido sórbico noun {m} | sorbic acidnoun |
ácido succínico noun {m} | succinic acid [succinic acids](colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2) |
ácido sulfhídrico noun {m} | sulfhydric acid(hydrogen sulfide when considered an acid) |
ácido sulfúrico noun {m} | sulfuric acid [sulfuric acids](H2SO4) |
ácido sulfuroso noun {m} | sulfurous acid [sulfurous acids](the weak acid, H2SO3) |
acosador sexual noun | sexual predator(person seen as threatening for wanting sex) |
acoso sexual noun {m} | sexual harassmentnoun |
acto seguido adverb | immediately(in an immediate manner) |
acto sexual noun {m} | intercourse [intercourses](sexual intercourse) |
actor secundario noun {m} | supporting actor(actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character) |
actriz secundaria noun {f} | supporting actress(actress who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character) |
adelantado a su época preposition | ahead of one's time(in advance of commonly accepted ideas) |
adelantado de su época preposition {m} | above the curvepreposition |
administrador de sistemas noun {m} | sysadmin(systems administrator) |
afecto del síndrome de Diógenes noun {m} | hoarder [hoarders](one who hoards) |
África del Sudoeste proper noun {f} | South West Africa(former province of South Africa) |
agarrar de sorpresa verb | take aback(to surprise or shock) |
agente secreta noun {f} | secret agent(member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential) |
agente secreto noun {m} | secret agent(member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential) |
agua de Seltz noun | soda water [soda waters](water with carbon dioxide) |
agua salada noun {f} | seawater [seawaters](salt water of a sea or ocean) |
agua salobre noun {f} | brackish water(water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater) |
agua sin gas noun {f} | still water(water without carbonation) |
agua subterránea noun | groundwater [groundwaters](Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers) |
agua superficial noun {f} | surface water [surface waters](water collecting on the ground or in a body of water) |