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gordura

* agua gorda hard water [Sp]. hacer la vista gorda to pretend not to see, wink at Los niños robaban la fruta pero el guarda hacía la vista gorda. The children were stealing the fruit but the keeper pretended not to see. llevarse un susto gordo to get a bad scare.
 * gordura stoutness, fatness.
 * gorro cap (for head). ir de gorra to sponge Le gustaba ir de gorra. He liked to sponge on people.
 * gorrión [m] sparrow.
 * gorro cap (for head).
 * gota drop No dejó gota en el vaso. He didn't leave a drop in the glass. $undefined$ gout. gota a gota drop by drop.  sudar la gota gorda to sweat blood.
 * gotear to rain, to drizzle. $undefined$ to leak Esa cañería gotea. That water pipe leaks.
 * gotera leak (in roof, wall) ¡Tape Ud. esa gotera! Plug up that leak!
 * gótico Gothic.
 * gozar to enjoy oneself, have a good time [Am] Gozamos mucho en la fiesta. We had a very good time at the party. gozar de to enjoy ¿Goza Ud. de buena salud? Are you enjoying good health?
 * gozo joy.
 * grabado (see grabar) engraved Sus iniciales están grabados en la pulsera. Her initials are engraved on the bracelet. $undefined$ fixed La idea quedó grabado en su imaginación. The idea became fixed in his mind. $undefined$ [m] engraving, etching Era un experto en el grabado en cobre. He was an expert in copper engraving. $undefined$ picture (illustration) El periódico tenía muy buenos grabados. The newspaper had very good pictures.
 * grabar to engrave; to cut (a record).
 * gracejada crude joke.
 * gracia wit, charm, grace. $undefined$ mercy El abogado defensor pidió gracia para el condenado. The defense attorney asked mercy for the condemned man. $undefined$ joke Se reía de todas sus gracias. He laughed at all her jokes. $undefined$ name ¿Cual es su gracia de Ud.? What is your name? gracias thanks Estoy bien, muchas gracias. I am well, thank you.  gracias a thanks to Gracias a Ud. llegué a tiempo. Thanks to you I arrived on time.  hacer gracia to strike one (as) funny Me hace gracia lo que dice. What he says strikes me (as) funny.  tener gracia to be funny, be witty.  ¡Qué gracia! How swell! or How funny! (Ironical)
 * gradas wide steps leading to the entrance of a building; bleachers.
 * grado degree Obtuvo el grado de doctor en filosofía. He got his doctor's degree.—La temperatura bajó tres grados. The temperature went down three degrees. de mal grado unwillingly, reluctantly Aceptó de mal grado. He accepted reluctantly.
 * graduar to set Había que graduar la espoleta. It was necessary to set the fuse. graduarse to graduate, be graduated Se graduó en la Universidad de Harvard. He was graduated from Harvard University.
 * gráfico [adj] graphic Habla de una manera gráfica. He speaks very graphically. $undefined$ pictorial, picture ¿Hay aquí revistas gráficas? Are there any picture magazines here? $undefined$ [m] time table Ese gráfico marca las horas de entrada y salida. That time table gives the hours of arrival and departure.
 * grama lawn (grass) [Am].
 * gramática grammar.
 * gramo gram (weight).
 * gran (see grande) great Ha tenido Ud. una gran idea. You've had a great idea. $undefined$ fine, good, grand Es una gran persona. He is a fine person.
 * granada grenade; pomegranate.
 * granado ripe, mature Es un hombre granado. He's a mature man. $undefined$ [m] pomegranate tree.
 * grande large Un cigarro grande. $undefined$ large cigar. $undefined$ tall Es un hombre grande. He's a big man. $undefined$ old [Am] Es el más grande de los tres. He is the oldest of the three. a lo grande in (great) style Le gustaba vivir a lo grande. He liked to live in style.  en grande on a large scale Las fábricas están produciendo en grande. The factories are producing on a large scale.
 * grandeza greatness.
 * grandioso grandiose, magnificent.
 * granero granary.
 * granito granite; pimple.
 * granizo hail.
 * granja farm.
 * grano grain El grano maduró bien aquel año. The grain ripened well that year, $undefined$ pimple Tiene la cara llena de granos. His face is covered with pimples. ir al grano to get to the point