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vuelco

 * that he has disappeared. dar voces to shout, yell ¡No des esas voces! Don't shout like that! en voz alta aloud. en voz baja very softly ''No hable Ud. en voz tan baja, no le oigo.'' Don't speak so softly, I can't hear you. secreto a voces open secret. voz de mando command A la voz de mando se pusieron en marcha. At the command they began to march.
 * vuelco tumble, overturning.
 * vuelo flight, trip De un solo vuelo el avión atravesó el mar. The airplane made a flight across the ocean. $undefined$ width, fullness Las faldas ahora tienen poco vuelo. Skirts are narrow this season.  al vuelo right away, quickly; in flight, on the wing.
 * vuelta turn, revolution. $undefined$ curve ¡Cuidado con esa vuelta! Watch out for that curve! $undefined$ change ¿Tiene Ud. vuelta de este billete? Do you have change for this bill? a la vuelta upon returning A la vuelta de mi viaje nos veremos. We'll see each other when I get back from my trip.  a la vuelta de around La casa está a la vuelta de la esquina. The house is around the corner.  dar la vuelta a to turn Hay que dar dos vueltas a la llave. You have to turn the key twice. $undefined$ to go around Dimos la vuelta a la casa. We walked around the house.  darse vuelta to turn around; go to and fro Haga Ud. el favor de darse vuelta. Please turn around.  dar una vuelta to take a stroll, turn Vamos a dar una vuelta por el parque. Let's take a turn through the park. $undefined$ to turn over El automóvil dio una vuelta. The car turned over.  dar vueltas to turn La tierra da vueltas sobre su eje. The earth turns on its axis. $undefined$ to hang around Anda dando vueltas por ahí sin hacer nada. He's hanging around here not doing anything.  dar vueltas a to turn, turn around and around Déle vueltas a la manivela. Turn the handle.  poner de vuelta y media to give a bawling out.  No hay que darle vueltas. There are no two ways about it.
 * vuelto change (money) [Am] Cuente Ud. el vuelto. Count your change.
 * vulgar vulgar, coarse; common.






 * y and. ¿y bien? all right Y bien, ¿cuándo nos vamos? All right, when do we go?  eso que and yet, even though Ud. no ha barrido mi cuarto, y eso que le dije que no dejara de hacerlo. You haven't swept my room, even though I told you not to fail to do so.  ¿y luego? and then Y luego, ¿qué pasó? And then what happened?  ¿y qué? is it true that [Am] ¿Y qué se fué para Europa? Is it true that he went to Europe?
 * ya already Ya sabe Ud. lo que yo quiero. You already know what I want. $undefined$ now Y a es tarde. It's too late now. $undefined$ at once, right now [Am] Hágalo ya. Do it right now. ya lo creo of course ¿Quiere Ud. venir? ¡Ya lo creo! Do you want to come? Of course!  ya no no longer Ya no tengo ganas. I no longer feel like it.  ya pronto presently, any minute now Ya pronto llegará el tren. The train will be here any minute now.  ya que since Ya que me preguntas, te contestaré. Since you ask me, I'll tell you.  ya voy I'm coming! ¡Ya voy! espere un minuto. I'm coming! Wait a minute!  ¡Ya, ya! Sure!
 * yanqui Yankee, any citizen of the U.S.A.
 * yapa something extra, good measure [Am] Me dieron esto de yapa. They gave me this for good measure.
 * yegua mare.
 * yema bud, shoot; yolk; cushion of fingertip.
 * yerba herb; grass.
 * yerno
 * yerro error, mistake.
 * yeso plaster.
 * yeta bad luck, misfortune [Arg].
 * yo I Soy yo. It's me. or It's I. yo mismo I myself Yo mismo se lo dije. I told you so myself.
 * yodo iodine.
 * yugo yoke (for animals).
 * yunta team of draft animals.

