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triza

* difficult Nos costó un triunfo conseguirlo. It cost us a lot of effort to get it. or It was no easy matter to get it.
 * triza small piece. hacer trizas to tear to bits Hizo trizas el papel. He tore the paper to bits.
 * trompa horn; elephant's trunk.
 * trompeta [f] trumpet, bugle. $undefined$ [m] bugler.
 * tronar [ I] to thunder Ha estado tronando durante toda la noche. It's been thundering all night long. por lo que pueda tronar as a precaution Lo llevaré por lo que pueda tronar. I'll take it along as a precaution.
 * tronchado (see tronchar) broken. estar tronchado to be all in.
 * tronchar to break. troncharse to split one's sides with laughter [Slang].
 * troncho stalk, stem (of garden plants).
 * tronco trunk, stalk, stem El tronco del árbol es muy grueso. The tree has a large trunk. $undefined$ team Un hermoso tronco de caballos tiraba del carro. The carriage was drawn by a handsome team of horses. $undefined$ stock Procede de viejo tronco. He comes from very old stock.
 * trono throne.
 * tropa troop Las tropas desfilaron por la calle. The troops marched through the streets.
 * tropel [m] bustle, confusion (of people) ¿Por qué hay tanto tropel en la calle? Why is there so much confusion in the street? en tropel boisterously, in a throng Entraron en la casa en tropel. They entered the house boisterously.  tropel de caballos herd of horses.
 * tropelía excess, excessive act; outrage Los soldados cometieron tropelías. The troops committed many outrages.
 * tropezar [ I] to stumble Tropezó y cayó al suelo. He stumbled and fell. tropezar con to run into, come upon Tropecé con él en la calle. I came upon him in the street.  tropezar en to trip over Tropecé en el bordillo de la acera. I tripped over the curb.
 * tropical tropical.
 * trópico tropic (al). $undefined$ [m] tropics.
 * tropiezo obstacle, hitch.
 * trotar to trot Los caballos trotaban a través del campo. The horses were trotting across the field. $undefined$ to hustle Me he pasado la mañana trotando. I've been on the go all morning.
 * trote [m] trot El caballo tiene muy buen trote. The horse has a good trot. al trote in haste Me llevaba al trote. He kept me on the run.
 * trozo piece Déme Ud. un trozo de pollo. Give me a piece of chicken. $undefined$ part Un trozo de la calle está en mal estado. $undefined$ part of the street is in bad shape. $undefined$ fragment Está hecho con trozos de tela. It's made out of odds and ends of cloth. $undefined$ selection, passage (of books) Léame un trozo de ese libro. Read me a selection from that book. trozo de madera wooden block El niño juega con trozos de madera. The child is playing with wooden blocks.  trozo musical musical selection Es un lindo trozo musical. That's a beautiful piece of music.
 * trucha trout.
 * trueno thunder Hubo truenos y relámpagos durante la tormenta. There was thunder and lightning during the storm. trueno gordo big scandal Esa noticia será un trueno gordo. That news will create a big scandal.
 * trusa bathing suit [Antilles].
 * tu pl tus [adj; Fam] your Aquí tienes tus guantes y tu bastón. Here are your gloves and your cane.
 * tu [pron; Fam] you María, tu irás conmigo. Mary, you'll go with me. tratar de tú to use tú in addressing, be on intimate terms with ¿Le trata Ud. de tú? Are you on intimate terms with him?
 * tubo tube, pipe.
 * tuerca nut (hardware)
 * tuerto
 * tumba tomb.
 * tumbar to knock down Lo tumbó al primer golpe. He knocked him down with the first punch. tumbarse to tumble Se tumbó en la cama. He tumbled into bed.
 * tumbo tumble, somersault Andaba dando tumbos. He was turning somersaults.
 * tumor [m] tumor.
 * tumulto mob, noisy crowd.
 * tuna prickly pear [Am].
 * tunante [m] rake, rascal, rogue ¡Es un tunante! He's a rascal!
 * túnel [m] tunnel.
 * tupido (see tupir) thick; stopped up, clogged.
 * tupir to pack tight Se me han tupido las narices. My nose is stopped up.
 * turba crowd, mob.
 * turbación [f] confusion.
 * turbar to disturb, upset; to confuse.