Español > Gran Bretaña: 2 sentidos > nombre 1, location| Sentido | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
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| Sinónimos | Reino, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido de la Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido, United Kingdom |
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| Caso de | reino | A country with a king as head of state |
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| Miembro de | C.E.E., CEE, Comunidad Económica Europea, Mercado Común, UE, Unión Europea | An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation / cooperation among its members |
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| NATO, Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte, O.T.A.N., OTAN | An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
| Part de | Islas británicas, Islas Británicas | Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic |
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| Partes | Cymru, Gales, País de Gales, Wales | One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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| England, inglaterra, Inglaterra | A division of the United Kingdom |
| Escocia, Scotland | One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Irlanda del Norte, Northern Ireland | A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland |
| Región | 11-plus | (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school |
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| 5 de noviembre | anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot |
| Boxing Day | First weekday after Christmas |
| Carta Magna, Magna Carta | The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 |
| Colonel Blimp | Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) |
| Consejo Privado de la Reina | An advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) |
| Consejo del Condado | The elected governing body of a county |
| Gran Bretaña | An island comprising England and Scotland and Wales |
| Guido | An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day |
| MI5, servicio de seguridad | The government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible / responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory |
| National Trust | An organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty |
| Open University | A British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school |
| Ordnance Survey | The official cartography agency of the British government |
| SA, sociedad anónima | A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability |
| Servicio Aéreo Especial | A specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) |
| Servicio de Inteligencia Secreto | The government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible / responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas |
| a mal tiempo buena cara | Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions |
| abrumador | severe |
| abuela, abuelita, abuelo, abue, gran, nana, nan, tata, yaya | The mother of your father or mother |
| abuelita, nan | Your grandmother |
| aceite de cacahuete | An oil from peanuts |
| acuñador ilegal | A maker of counterfeit coins |
| adorno central, centro de mesa | Something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) |
| agente de investigación | A private detective |
| agente parlamentario | A person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament |
| agiotista, bolsista | One who deals only with brokers or other jobbers |
| agitar, convulsionar, sacudirse, sacudir, zarandear | shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively |
| agresión, agresivo | (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression |
| aire cargado, aire viciado | (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere |
| alineación | A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification |
| aljofaina, jofaina, lavabo, lavatorio, palangana | A basin for washing the hands ('wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
| almirantazgo | The department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) |
| almíbar, melado, melaza | A pale cane syrup |
| altavoz | A loudspeaker |
| anglosajón | A person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestant' |
| anorac, anorak, parka | A kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term) |
| antecocina, fregadero, office, recocina, trascocina | A small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen |
| apestoso | (British informal) malodorous |
| arcilla endurecida | hardened clay |
| arcén | A paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) |
| arcén | A grass border along a road |
| arenero | A plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in |
| aristócrata, dama, noble | A woman of the peerage in Britain |
| arpillera | A carpet pad of thick felt |
| arroba | A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
| asqueroso | Very unpleasant or offensive |
| autopista, camino real, carretera, vía rápida | A highway |
| autoridad local | An administrative unit of local government |
| avispado, espabilado | (British informal) not to be deceived / deceived or hoodwinked |
| bar, pub, taberna, taphouse | tavern consisting of a building with a bar / bar and public rooms |
| barca de remos, bote de remos | A rowboat |
| baricentro | point representing the mean position of the matter in a body |
| barra | A heating element in an electric fire |
| bedel | A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function |
| berlina, furgoneta | Another name for a station wagon |
| besuqueo | (British informal) cuddle and kiss |
| bicicleta | A bicycle that must be pedaled |
| billón | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain |
| billón | The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
| bizco | (British informal) cross-eyed |
| bizcocho borracho | A trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit |
| bocadillo, bocata, sándwich | A sandwich |
| boffin, científico | (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research |
| bosquecillo, bosquete | A copse that shelters game |
| brava, bravo, excelente, magnífico | Very good |
| brazo de gitano | pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled ... / rolled up and baked or steamed |
| brezal, brezo | A tract of level wasteland |
| broma pesada, burla, novatada | A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
| budín, puding, pud | (British) the dessert course of a meal ('pud' is used informally) |
| budín de guisantes, pudding de guisantes, pudín de guisantes | A pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg |
| cabezada, siesta, sueñecito | sleep |
| cacao, chapucería, chapuza, follón, lío | Something badly botched or muddled |
| cacumen, caletre, chirume, inteligencia, mollera, pesquis, razón | common sense |
| caff | informal British term for a cafe |
| café de carretera | A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers |
| caja de comida | A box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school) |
| calcetería | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
| call center | A center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
| calzada, carril | One of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes |
| canastilla | A small light basket used as a measure for fruits |
| canciller, rector | The honorary or titular head of a university / university |
| cantinero, publicano, tabernero | The keeper of a public house |
| capitán | (British slang) boss |
| cargado | (British informal) poorly ventilated |
| carretera de circunvalación, circunvalación, disyuntor, ronda, variante | A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
| carretilla, tranvía, trolebus, trole | A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity |
| casa cural, casa del cura, casa parroquial | A parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice) |
| casa de té, salón de té | A restaurant where tea and light meals are available |
| cascarrabias, intratable, irascible | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate |
| casco | A crash helmet |
| casilla de maniobras, garita de señales | A building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains |
| cc, centímetro cúbico, mililitro, ml | A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter |
| cebolla verde, cebolleta, escalonia | A young / young onion before the bulb has enlarged |
| celador, cuidador, vigilante | someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating |
| celda | A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
| centare, metro cuadrado | A centare is 1/100th of an are |
| centrar, clavar, concentrarse, concentrar, enfocar, fijar | direct one's attention on something |
| centro | A building dedicated to a particular activity |
| centro, corazón, enjundia, esencia, médula, meollo, núcleo, quid, sustancia | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| centro, corazón, medio, ojo | An area that is approximately central within some larger / larger region |
| centro, medio, mitad, punto medio | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| centro | The central part of a city |
| centro comercial, galerías, mall, plaza | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers |
| centro de atención | The object upon which interest and attention focuses |
| centro de gravedad | The point within something at which gravity can be considered to act |
| centro nervioso | A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process |
| centímetro, cm | A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter |
| certamen de whist | A progressive whist party |
| certeza | An absolute certainty |
| chacinero, charcutero, tocinero | A vendor of pork and products made from pork |
| chacra, microfundio, minifundio, parcela | A piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation |
| chalana | Sailing barge used especially in East Anglia |
| chaleco, jersey, suéter | A crocheted / crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body |
| chalé adosado | A house that is part of a terrace |
| chanchullero | A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes |
| charretera, pala | Something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division / division etc. |
| chatarrero | A retail dealer in yard goods |
| chipolata | A small thin sausage |
| chubasquero, impermeable, macintosh, mac | A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
| chusquero | An enlisted / enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces |
| chusquero | A commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted / enlisted status |
| circuito de carreras, circuito | A racetrack for automobile races |
| coche de policía | A police cruiser |
| coco | An informal British expression for head / head or mind / mind |
| coladura, metedura de pata, plancha | A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate |
| coloquial, vulgar | not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language / language use |
| comerciante, dependiente, empleado, tendero, vendedor | A salesperson in a store |
| comerciante de textiles, mercero | A dealer in textiles (especially silks) |
| comilona | A large satisfying meal |
| compartimento de equipaje, maletero, portamaletas | British term for the luggage compartment in a car |
| compra a plazos | installment plan |
| compresa | A disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex) |
| compás | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
| condado | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government |
| condado, shire | A former administrative district of England |
| condestable | A police officer of the lowest rank |
| confeccionador, confeccionista | someone who sells men's clothes |
| cono indicador | A canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |
| conserje, portero | A uniformed doorman |
| crema cuajada, crema Devonshire | Thick cream made from scalded milk |
| crema para ensaladas | A creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise |
| crossbencher | A member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition |
| cuatrillón | The number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros |
| cuenta corriente, cuenta | A bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand |
| cálculo de costes, evaluación de costes | cost accounting |
| cámara acorazada | A burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept |
| decámetro, dekameter, dekametre, dkm | A metric unit of length equal to ten meters |
| decímetro, dm | A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter |
| decímetro cúbico, litro, l | A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions |
| derv | diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines |
| desagüe | A hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) |
| descomunal, enorme | (British informal) enormous |
| desván, trastera, trastero | A storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture) |
| devolución del alquiler | A rebate on rent given by a local government authority |
| diez peniques | A decimal coin worth ten pennies |
| dificultoso, dolor de cabeza | Something outstandingly difficult |
| diplomado en medicina, diplomatura en medicina, MB | (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine / medicine |
| diputado | A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader |
| efecto secundario | A secondary or incidental effect |
| egocéntrico, egoísta | Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs |
| embarullo, jerigonza | An incomprehensible talk |
| empleado de apuestas | A clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings |
| empleado de mudanzas | someone who works for a company that moves furniture |
| enchufe de pared, punto de corriente, toma de corriente | A wall socket |
| epicentro | The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
| escapada | A secret move (to avoid paying debts) |
| escaño trasero | Any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons |
| estimador, tasador | someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions |
| estipendiario | (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases |
| evasor | A shirker |
| excelente | excellent |
| fabianismo | socialism / socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law |
| facer | (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced |
| faz, fisiognomía, fisionomía, fisonomía, rostro, semblante | The human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) |
| fecha de caducidad | A date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold |
| femtometer, femtometre, femtometro | A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter |
| fleapit | An old shabby movie theater |
| frecuencia media, onda media | A radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz) |
| fregona | A female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work |
| fresquera | A safe for storing meat |
| frontbencher | A member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party |
| frutero, verdulero | A grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables |
| frutero, verdulera, verdulero | A person who sells fruit |
| frutería, verdulería | A greengrocer's grocery store |
| furgoneta, van | (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight |
| fútbol-rugby, rugbi, rugby | A form of football played with an oval ball |
| fútil, insignificante | (British informal) trivial |
| galleta | Any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term) |
| gastado | Very tired |
| gen | informal term for information |
| giro cheque, giro | A check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed |
| golosinas | eatables (especially sweets / sweets) |
| gratuito | free of charge |
| guapo | (informal British) sexually attractive |
| guardia de tráfico, guardia urbano, urbano | A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic |
| guay, tope, total | (British informal) very chic |
| gymslip | A sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform |
| harina de trigo integral, harina Graham | flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran |
| hectómetro, hm | A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters |
| hediondez, hedor, peste, pong, tufillo, tufo | An unpleasant smell |
| hipermercado, hiper | A huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) |
| hombre, tío, tipo | An informal British term for a youth or man |
| hora del té, merienda | A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes |
| hortaliza, legumbre, verdura, verduras | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
| houseman, interne, interno | An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised / supervised practical experience ('houseman' is a British term) |
| huelga de celo | A form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers |
| humanista, humanístico, humanitario, humano, solidario | marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare |
| imponible | liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes |
| instante, minuto, momento, segundo | An indefinitely short time |
| jobcentre | A government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered |
| juego de guerra | Drill on a barracks square |
| juego del tejo | A game / game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark |
| junta de empresa | (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc |
| kedgeree | A dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish |
| kilolitro, metro cúbico, quilolitro | A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters |
| kilometro, kilómetro, km, quilómetro | A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) |
| kilometro cúbico | A unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge |
| kilómetros por hora, Km/h, quilómetros por hora | The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) |
| laguna | A small pond of standing water |
| lido | A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports |
| lotería, sorteo | A selection or decision purely at random |
| ludo | A simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice |
| mala pata | bad luck |
| manija, manilla, perilla, picaporte, pomo, tirador | A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain) |
| mayor | Of the elder of two boys with the same family name |
| menor | Of the younger of two boys with the same family name |
| metro, m | The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) |
| micromicron, picometre, picómetro | A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
| micromilímetro, micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanómetro | A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
| millardo, mil millones | A billion |
| milímetro | A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter |
| milímetro cúbico | A metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge |
| minicab | A minicar used as a taxicab |
| minifundista | A person owning or renting a smallholding |
| ministro | The job of a head of a government department |
| mod | A British teenager or young adult in the 1960s |
| molido | (British informal) exhausted or worn out |
| mono | (British informal) pretty and neat |
| mono, overol | A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work |
| mortadela boloñesa, polony | Another name for Bologna sausage |
| muffin man, vendedor de muffins | formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins |
| mym, myriameter, myriametre | A metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters |
| neceser | A waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling |
| nick | (British slang) a prison |
| obligación con prima | A government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries |
| orza de deriva | A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
| pale ale | An amber colored ale brewed with pale malts |
| panto | An abbreviation of pantomime |
| par | A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage |
| parlamento, Parlamento | A legislative assembly in certain countries |
| pasador | A decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place |
| paso cebra, paso de cebra, paso de peatones | street crossing where pedestrians have right of way |
| pastas de té | Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea |
| patatas fritas | strips of potato fried in deep fat |
| paternoster, paternóster | A type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor |
| pedido | An order for goods to be exported or imported |
| pendencia | A fistfight |
| picapedrero | someone who breaks up stone |
| plataforma | The platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls |
| playbox | A box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) |
| poder temporal, segundo brazo | The nobility in France and the peerage in Britain |
| preceptor | teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) |
| pulgada | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot |
| racanear, remolonear | (British military language) avoid work |
| rasera | A food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan |
| rave | A raucous gathering |
| repaso | A review that refreshes your memory |
| residencia universitaria | A university dormitory |
| sala común, sala, salón | A sitting room (usually at school or university) |
| sala de suboficiales | military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship |
| salpicadero, tablero de instrumentos | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls |
| saveloy | A ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage |
| scrumpy | Strong cider (as made in western England) |
| seis peniques | A small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies |
| señor, sir | A title used before the name of knight or baronet |
| señor don | A title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight |
| siestecita | A nap |
| sin sentido | nonsense |
| skidpan | A paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them |
| skiffle | A style of popular music in the 1950s |
| slop-seller, slopseller | A dealer in cheap ready-made clothing |
| sobrecama | A long stay in bed in the morning |
| soplon | An informer or spy working for the police |
| subsidio de enfermedad, subsidio por enfermedad | money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work |
| sufragista | A woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) |
| suma anterior | The accumulated and undivided profits / profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
| swiz | British slang for a swindle |
| tajo | An excavation |
| tarta | A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust |
| taza de té, té | A cup of tea |
| tearaway | A reckless / reckless and impetuous person |
| thatcherismo, thatcherista | An advocate of Thatcherism |
| tienda de golosinas | A candy store in Great Britain |
| tierras de la corona | Land that belongs to the Crown |
| titfer | A hat (Cockney rhyming slang |
| titular encargado | The person who holds an office |
| torre, villa | detached or semidetached suburban house |
| tortícolis | A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British) |
| trad | Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s |
| trekking | A sport in which people ride across country on ponies |
| tres peniques | former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies |
| trillón | One quintillion in Great Britain |
| trillón | The number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros |
| tómbola | A lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum |
| urbanización | A residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time |
| vac | informal term for vacation |
| valle | An open river valley (in a hilly area) |
| vía arterial, vía principal | A major or main route |
| wincey | A plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas |
| wog | (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia |
| Inglés | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain |
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| Catalán | Gran Bretanya, Regne Unit de Gran Bretanya i Irlanda del Nord, Regne Unit de la Gran Bretanya i Irlanda del Nord, Regne Unit |
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| Adjetivo | británico | Of Britain |
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