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superficie

* perficial. $undefined$ shallow ¡Qué muchacha tan superficial! What a shallow girl!
 * superficie [f] surface.
 * superior superior, better Esto es de calidad superior. This is of superior quality. $undefined$ higher Tenía un grado superior en el ejército. He held a higher rank in the army. $undefined$ above Vive en el piso superior. He lives on the floor above. $undefined$ [m] superior Respete a sus superiores. Show respect for your superiors. parte superior upper part El libro está en la parte superior del armario. The book's in the upper part of the cupboard.
 * superioridad [f] superiority.
 * súplica request; entreaty, supplication.
 * superstición [f] superstition.
 * superviviente [m, f] survivor.
 * suplente [adj] substituting. $undefined$ [n] substitute.
 * suplicar to implore Le suplicó que le ayudara. She implored him to help her. $undefined$ to beg, request Le suplico a Ud. que vuelva mañana. I beg you to come back tomorrow.
 * suplicio torture Le sometieron a horribles suplicios. They subjected him to horrible torture. $undefined$ ordeal, anguish Pasó por el suplicio de ver morir a su padre. He went through the ordeal of seeing his father die.
 * suponer [irr] to suppose, assume Supuso que ella no quería hacer ese trabajo. He assumed she didn't want to do that work. $undefined$ to imagine Ud. podrá suponer lo que ocurrió. You can imagine what happened. $undefined$ to amount to, cost ¿Cuanto supone todo esto? How much does all this amount to?
 * suposición [f] supposition.
 * supremo supreme Tribunal Supremo. Supreme Court.
 * supresión [f] suppression.
 * suprimir to suppress, leave out, omit Suprima Ud. la pimienta en la sopa. Omit the pepper from the soup. $undefined$ to abolish Suprimieron los impuestos sobre la renta. They abolished income taxes.
 * supuesto (see suponer) assumed; supposed. por supuesto of course Por supuesto, tendrá Ud. el pasaporte en regla. Of course, you have your passport in order.
 * sur [m] south.
 * surco furrow.
 * surgir to make a sudden appearance Surgió cuando nadie le esperaba. He appeared when no one expected him. $undefined$ to arise (as a situation).
 * suroeste [m] southwest.
 * surtido (see surtir) supplied; assorted. $undefined$ [m] assortment.
 * surtidor [m] vertical fountain, spout; sprinkler. surtidor de gasolina filling station.
 * surtir to supply ¿Le ha surtido de todo lo necesario? Has he supplied you with everything that's necessary? surtir efecto to have the desired effect Surtirá muy buen efecto este artículo. This article will have the desired effect.
 * suspender to suspend, stop Suspendieron el espectáculo por la lluvia. The show was stopped on account of the rain. $undefined$ to suspend, hang Suspendieron el cuadro de un clavo. They hung the picture on a nail. $undefined$ to flunk (give a failing mark to) Lo suspendieron en aritmética. They flunked him in arithmetic.
 * suspenso (see suspender) hung, suspended. $undefined$ [m] failing grade, flunk. en suspenso in suspense Se quedó en suspenso. He stopped in suspense. $undefined$ suspended Esa ley está en suspenso. That law's suspended.
 * sustento support, sustenance, living expenses. ganarse el sustento to make a living.
 * susto fright, scare. dar un susto to frighten.
 * suyo, suya; suyos, suyas your(s), of yours, his, of his, her(s), of hers, their (s), of theirs Este lápiz no es suyo. This pencil isn't yours (or his, hers, theirs).—Son amigos suyos. They're friends of yours (or of his, of hers, of theirs). el suyo, la suya; los suyos, las suyas yours, his, hers, theirs El mío está aquí. ¿Dónde está el suyo? Mine's here. Where's yours?  los suyos his (or her, your, their) folks Fué con todos los suyos a la playa. He went with all his folks to the beach.