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adecuado adjective

seemly(appropriate)
adjective
[UK: ˈsiːm.li] [US: ˈsiːm.li]

adecuar verb

attune [attuned, attuning, attunes](to bring into harmony or accord)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtjuːn] [US: ə.ˈtuːn]

al cuadrado adjective

squared(raised to the second power)
adjective
[UK: skweəd] [US: ˈskwerd]

almirante de escuadra noun

lieutenant admiralnoun

años cuarenta noun

forties(the decade of the 1840s, 1940s etc)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tɪz] [US: ˈfɔːr.tiz]

antes se llena el cuajo que el ojo verb

have eyes bigger than one's stomach(take more food than one can eat)
verb

anticuado adjective

antiquated(old fashioned)
adjective
[UK: ˈæn.tɪ.kweɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈæn.tə.ˌkwe.təd]

backward(of an idea: outdated)
adjective
[UK: ˈbæk.wəd] [US: ˈbæk.wərd]

dated(out of date)
adjective
[UK: ˈdeɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈdeɪ.təd]

deprecatedadjective
[UK: ˈde.prək.eɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈde.prək.eɪ.tɪd]

old-fashioned(outdated or no longer in vogue)
adjective
[UK: əʊld ˈfæʃ.n̩d] [US: oʊld ˈfæʃ.n̩d]

outmoded(obsolete)
adjective
[UK: ˌaʊt.ˈməʊ.dɪd] [US: ˌaʊtˈmo.ʊ.dɪd]
The teacher's method of teaching is so outmoded. = El modo de enseñanza del profesor es muy anticuado.

square [squarer, squarest](socially conventional)
adjective
[UK: skweə(r)] [US: ˈskwer]

anticuado noun
{m}

square [squares](slang: socially conventional person)
noun
[UK: skweə(r)] [US: ˈskwer]

anticuar verb

superannuate [superannuated, superannuating, superannuates](to show to be obsolete due to age)
verb
[UK: ˌsuː.pə.ˈræ.njʊeɪt] [US: ˌsuː.pə.ˈræ.njʊeɪt]

anticuaria noun
{f}

antiquarian [antiquarians](collector, student or expert)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən] [US: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən]

anticuario adjective

antiquarian(pertaining to antiquaries; second-hand)
adjective
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən] [US: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən]

anticuario noun
{m}

antiquarian [antiquarians](collector, student or expert)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən] [US: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈkweə.riən]

antiquary [antiquaries](a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.kwə.ri] [US: ˌæn.tɪ.kwə.ri]

anticuarse verb

superannuate [superannuated, superannuating, superannuates](to become obsolete or antiquated)
verb
[UK: ˌsuː.pə.ˈræ.njʊeɪt] [US: ˌsuː.pə.ˈræ.njʊeɪt]

arrimar el ascua a su sardina verb

look out for number oneverb

ascua noun
{f}

ember [embers](glowing piece of coal or wood)
noun
[UK: ˈem.bə(r)] [US: ˈem.bər]

ascuas noun
{f-Pl}

embers(the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash)
noun
[UK: ˈem.bəz] [US: ˈem.bərz]

aun cuando conjunction

even though(although)
conjunction
[UK: ˈiːv.n̩ ðəʊ] [US: ˈiːv.n̩ ˈðoʊ]

aves acuáticas noun
{f-Pl}

waterfowl [waterfowls](birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə.faʊl] [US: ˈwɒ.tər.ˌfɑːwl]

Banda de los cuatro proper noun
{f}

Gang of Four(leftist political faction)
proper noun
[UK: ɡæŋ əv fɔː(r)] [US: ˈɡæŋ əv ˈfɔːr]

barra oblicua noun
{f}

slash [slashes](typography: / symbol)
noun
[UK: slæʃ] [US: sˈlæʃ]

virgule(typographic character)
noun
[UK: ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl] [US: ˈvɝː.ɡjuːl]

barra oblicua inversa noun
{f}

backslash(punctuation mark)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.slæʃ] [US: ˈbæk.slæʃ]

batir el hierro cuando está al rojo verb

strike while the iron is hot(act on an opportunity promptly)
verb
[UK: straɪk waɪl ðə ˈaɪən ɪz hɒt] [US: ˈstraɪk ˈwaɪl ðə ˈaɪərn ˈɪz hɑːt]

becuadro noun
{m}

natural [naturals](musical note, symbol)
noun
[UK: ˈnæt.ʃrəl] [US: ˈnæ.tʃə.rəl]

boricua noun
{m} {f}

Puerto Rican [Puerto Ricans](person from Puerto Rico)
noun
[UK: ˈpwɜː.təʊ.ˈriːkən] [US: ˈpwɜː.təʊ.ˈriːkən]

búsqueda de los huevos de Pascua noun

Easter egg hunt(activity held at Easter where hidden Easter eggs have to be found)
noun

cabeza cuadrada noun
{m} {f}

square [squares](slang: socially conventional person)
noun
[UK: skweə(r)] [US: ˈskwer]

caléndula acuática noun
{f}

cowslip [cowslips](Caltha palustris)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊ.slɪp] [US: ˈkaʊs.ˌlɪp]

marsh marigold(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑːʃ.ˈmæ.rɪ.ɡəʊld] [US: ˈmɑːʃ.ˈmæ.rɪ.ɡəʊld]

cantar las cuarenta verb

read someone the riot act(scold or berate)
verb

tell off(to rebuke)
verb
[UK: tel ɒf] [US: ˈtel ˈɒf]

capicúa noun
{f}

palindrome [palindromes](a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.lɪn.drəʊm] [US: ˈpæ.lɪndroʊm]

centímetro cuadrado noun

square centimeter(unit of area)
noun
[UK: skweə(r) ˈsen.tə.ˌmi.tə(r)] [US: ˈskwer ˈsen.tə.ˌmi.tər]

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