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ejemplarizante: exemplifying; exemplarizing; exemplary
ejemplarizar: to exemplarize
ejemplarmente: outstandingly, in an exemplary manner
ejemplificación: exemplification
ejemplificador: exemplifying
ejemplificar: to exemplify, to give an example, to serve as an example
ejemplo: example; instance
ejercer: to exercise (enforce)
ejercible: exercisable
ejercicio: exercise; role; financial year
ejerciente: practicing (actively engaged in)
ejercitación: exercise, practice
ejercitar: to exercise, practice
ejiao: ejiao (glue)
ejidal: ejido (a type of communal land ownership scheme)
ejidatario: a co-op member; a member of one of the communal land ownership schemes known as ejidos
ejidense: of, from or relating to El Ejido
ejidense: native or inhabitant of El Ejido
ejido: a common; common land; a cooperative farm; an ejido
ejote: green bean
ejque: pronunciation spelling of es que in the Madrid dialect
ejército: army
ekranoplano: ekranoplan
ekuele: ekwele
ekuk: a kind of tree, whose bark and sap have medicinal properties, and whose wood is used in carpentry.
el algodón no engaña: the proof of the pudding is in the eating
el amante en lo que ama, imperfecciones no halla: love is blind
el amor es ciego: love is blind
el arte por el arte: art for art's sake
el año catapum: an age long ago, particularly a good one
el burro delante, para que no se espante: a phrase used as a reminder that it is impolite to put the subject yo (“I”) at the beginning of a phrase mentioning other subjects
el burro hablando de orejas: pot calling the kettle black
el cual: who, whom; which
el cuento de nunca acabar: the never-ending story
el diablo está en los detalles: the devil is in the details
el día de hoy: today
el día de hoy: in this day and age; nowadays
el día de mañana: down the line; in future
el día menos pensado: when one least expects it
el día que las vacas vuelen: that'll be the day; never; when pigs fly
el elegido: the chosen one (character in a narrative work who is predestined to accomplish some other grand and heroic deed)
el fin justifica los medios: the end justifies the means, the ends justify the means
el fin no justifica los medios: two wrongs don't make a right, the end doesn't justify the means
el huesaso: synonym of el hueso
el huesazo: synonym of el hueso
el hueso: damn! wow!
el hábito no hace al monje: you can't judge a book by its cover; clothes don't make the man
el infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones: the road to hell is paved with good intentions
el lobo muere lobo: the fox may grow grey but never good; the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature
el mundo es un pañuelo: it's a small world
el más pintado: anybody; any old person; whoever
el ojo del amo engorda al caballo: the owner of a company has to be careful watching it
el otro día: the other day
el que: that
el que: who, whom, that; (that) which, what
el que adelante no mira, atrás se queda: one who does not plan ahead will be left behind; do not do things unprepared
el que la sigue la consigue: if at first you don't succeed, try try again
el que más y el que menos: everyone and their dog
el que no chilla no mama: someone who does not express their needs or desires may not obtain them; a closed mouth doesn't get fed.
el que no transa no avanza: he who does not compromise, does not progress; he who does not cheat, does not get ahead