Spanish vocab - D

un duende

goblin

despegar

to take off

disimular

to hide/disguise/conceal

un dineral

a fortune/an arm and a leg

desalmado

heartless

el dolor de muelas

toothache

el/la dependiente

shop assistant

despedirse

to say goodbye

la despreocupación

carlessness/lack of concern

el disimulo

furtiveness, slyness

dar un paseo

to go for a walk

decir cuatro verdades a alguien

to give sb a piece of your mind

dar vueltas y vueltas

to go round and round in circles

descarado/a

shameless, cheeky, sassy, impertinent

desde luego

of course

dar las (numero)

to strike X (o'clock)

dentro de

inside

de modo wue

so that, in such a way

el dueño

owner

el despegue

takeoff

desplazarse

to move/travel

deslumbrante

blinding, dazzling, stunning

[plural noun] de todo tipo

all kinds of [plural noun]

toda clase de [plural noun]

all kinds of [plural noun]

dar la mano

to shake hands

la dirección

address

derramar

to spill, shed (blood/tears)

desmayarse

to lose heart, falter, become demoralised

delicado

subtle

distraído

absent-minded

despacio

slowly, little by little, gradually

desperdiciar

to waste

desquiciado

unhinged, crazy, mad, deranged

la destreza

dexterity, skill

descomunal

colossal, huge, enormous

desencajar

to disorder, not match, not fit in

la desgana

apathy, indifference, lack of interest

un descuento

a discount

dar al jardín

to overlook/have a view/look out on to the garden

derribar

to tear down, knock down, demolish

los deudos

relatives

desteñir

to lose colour/discolour

difunto

late/deceased

los dolientes

mourners

doliente (adj)

aching, in pain

discutir

to argue

desparramar

to scatter, spill, squander, waste

el desdoro

stigma, dishonour

descollar

to protrude, stand out, tower

desnudo

naked

desparramar

to scatter, spill, squander, waste

el desdoro

stigma, dishonour

descollar

to stand out, tower, be outstanding

deslizarse

to slide

deslizar

to slip

deshacer

to untie, undo

un diente de ajo

a clove of garlic

Dios Todopoderoso

God Almighty

el día laborable

working day

Dinamarca (danés)

Denmark (Danish)

el despegue

take-off

despejado (ej. el cielo está despejado)

clear

desempacar

to unpack

desasnar

to civilise or make less stupid

el diapasón

tuning fork, fingerboard on instrument

despeinar a alguien

to mess up sb’s hair

derretir(se) —> derretido

to melt —> melted

el durazno

peach

el dejo

aftertaste

un desván

attic

doblar una ropa o el periódico

to fold clothes or the newspaper

andar descalzo

to walk barefoot

el dineral

fortune (money-wise)

ser diestro

to be right handed

detenerse a ver algo

to stop to see sth

me duele el abrazo

my arm is hurting

desmayarse

to faint

desenvolver

to unwrap

dormilón/dormilona

sleepyhead

la leche (semi)desnatada

(semi)skimmed milk

despacio

slowly

domingo de Resurrección

Easter Sunday

digerir

to digest [literally], to react / take something

la devolución

return, refund

el desfile

parade

disfrazarse de algo

to dress up as sth

el disfraz

costume, disguise

desordenado

messy

devolver, la devolución

to return, return/refund

dar un rodeo

to go the long way around

la jornada de puertas abiertas

open day

el duende

elf, imp, goblin

despedirse

to say goodbye

debajo

under, below

el diente de león

dandelion

desempolvar

to dust

desayunar algo

to have sth for breakfast

el despertador

alarm

desviar en otro tema

to get sidetracked

los dardos

darts