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honrado

*honrado (see honrar) honest Es un hombre honrado. He's an honest man.
 * honrar to honor Nos honra mucho su presencia. We're very much honored by your presence.
 * hora hour Empezó la fiesta a la hora en punto. The party began exactly on the hour. $undefined$ time ¿Qué hora es? What time is it? a primeras horas de la mañana in the early morning.  a última hora at the last moment A última hora todo se solucionó. Everything was solved at the last moment.  a últimas horas de la tarde in the late afternoon.
 * horca gallows.
 * horizontal horizontal.
 * horizonte [m] horizon.
 * hormiga ant.
 * horno oven.
 * horrible horrid, horrible Hizo una escena horrible. She made a horrible scene.
 * horror [m] horror Tiene horror a la guerra. He has a horror of war.
 * horroroso horrible, frightful Fué una escena horrorosa. It was a horrible scene.
 * hortalizas [f pl] vegetables.
 * hospital [m] hospital.
 * hospitalidad [f] hospitality.
 * hostilidad [f] hostility.
 * hotel [m] hotel.
 * hoy today Hoy empezamos a trabajar. We're starting to work today. hoy por hoy for the time being, under present circumstances Hoy por hoy no pienso regresar a mi país. Under present circumstances I don't intend to return to my country.  por hoy for the present Por hoy lo dejaremos pasar. We'll let it go for the present.
 * hoyo hole, depression; ditch.
 * hoyuelo dimple.
 * hoz [f] sickle.
 * hueco [adj] hollow, empty El tronco del árbol estaba hueco. The tree trunk was hollow. $undefined$ [m] hole Cuidado, hay un hueco en el piso. Be careful, there's a hole in the floor.
 * huelga strike (of workers).
 * huella track Siguieron las huellas del otro automóvil. They followed the tracks of the other car. $undefined$ trace, sign En la América del Sur hay muchas huellas de la cultura india. In South America there are many traces of Indian culture. $undefined$ footprint, fingerprint Aquí están sus huellas. Here are his footprints. huella dactilar fingerprint Se detuvo el asesino por sus huellas dactilares. The assassin was arrested through his fingerprints.
 * huérfano, huérfana orphan.
 * huerta large vegetable garden.
 * huerto orchard.
 * hueso bone. estar en los huesos to be nothing but skin and bones.  ¡A otro perro con ese hueso! Tell it to the Marines!
 * huésped [m] guest.
 * huevo egg ¿Cómo quiere Ud. los huevos, fritos o revueltos? How do you like your eggs, fried or scrambled?
 * huida flight, escape.
 * huir to flee Los prisioneros huyeron del campo de concentración. The prisoners fled from the concentration camp.
 * humanidad [f] humanity. $undefined$ humaneness La humanidad de sus sentimientos era bien conocida. The humaneness of his sentiments was well known.
 * humano [adj] human. $undefined$ humane Era una persona muy humana. He was a very humane person.
 * humear to smoke, give off smoke Las cenizas todavía humeaban. The cinders were still smoking.
 * humedad [f] dampness, humidity, moisture La humedad del tiempo me hace daño a la salud. The dampness of the weather is bad for my health.
 * humedecer [-zc-] to moisten.
 * húmedo damp, humid.
 * humilde poor; humble, unaffected.
 * humillar to humiliate.
 * humo smoke Por la ventana se'veía salir el humo. Smoke could be seen pouring out of the window. darse humos de grandeza to put on airs of grandeur.  humos airs, affected manner Lo dijo con muchos humos. He said it in an affected manner.
 * humor [m] humor, mood Está siempre de buen humor. He's always in good humor. $undefined$ humor, wit.
 * hundirse to sink Se hundió en el barro hasta las rodillas. He sank in mud up to his knees. $undefined$ to cave in La casa se hundió. The house caved in. $undefined$ to fall off, diminish Empezó a hundirse su negocio por no atenderlo. His business began to fall off because he didn't take care of it.
 * huracán [m] hurricane.
 * hurtar to steal, pilfer. hurtar el cuerpo to shy away, dodge Hurtó el cuerpo al toro. He dodged the bull.
 * huye See huir.