1. (sf) word - un texto de unas doscientas palabras: a text of about two hundred words entendí palabras sueltas: I understood the odd word no digas ni palabra de esto a nadie: don't breathe a word of this to anyone en una palabra: ¡no!: in a word, no! ahora la señora Ramos nos va a dirigir unas palabras: Mrs Ramos will now say a few words no hay palabras para describir aquella escena: the scene was indescribable me faltan palabras para expresar mi desilusión: I can't say how disappointed I am con él todo eran medias palabras: he would never say what he meant me dejó con la palabra en la boca: he cut me off in mid-sentence mide tus palabras: choose your words carefully no dijo ni una palabra: he didn't say a word no entendí palabra ni (una) palabra: I didn't understand a word me has quitado la palabra de la boca: you took the words right out of my mouth le gusta tener la última palabra: he likes to have the last word tuvieron unas palabras: they had words se tuvo que tragar sus palabras: he had to eat his words a palabras necias, oídos sordos: you should pay no attention to that kind of nonsense vocablo

2. (sf) speech - tiene facilidad de palabra: he is very articulate lo acordaron de palabra: they made a verbal agreement no me dirige la palabra: she doesn't speak to me habla, expresión

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4. (sf) - el señor López tiene la palabra: Mr López has the floor a continuación tomó la palabra el portavoz de la oposición: then the opposition spokesman took the floor el presidente del gobierno hizo uso de la palabra: the Prime Minister addressed the meeting en una asamblea, etc.

5. (sf) word - me dio su palabra: he gave me his word no dudes de su palabra: don't doubt his word ¡palabra!: honestly! faltó a su palabra: he broke his word le tomé la palabra: I held him to what he had said no tiene palabra: she never keeps her word es un hombre//una mujer de palabra: he is a man of his word//she is a woman of her word referido a promesas

1. (sf) keyword palabra clave

1. (sf) word of honour palabra de honor

1. crossword palabras cruzadas

1. - no vas a comparar un trabajo de cinco mil palabras con una tesis doctoral, eso son palabras mayores: you are not going to compare a five-thousand word essay with a doctoral thesis, that's in a different league altogether es un arquitecto con muy poca experiencia y diseñar un complejo como éste son palabras mayores: he is a very inexperienced architect and designing a complex like this one is a very different matter referido a algo de envergadura

2. (pl.) strong words insultos