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espalar: to remove snow with a shovel
espalda: back; backstroke
espalda contra espalda: shoulder-to-shoulder; having each other's back; mutually supporting
espalda mojada: wetback
espaldar: back (of the body); shell of a turtle
espaldar: back, posterior
espaldarazo: accolade; backing, support
espaldera: trellis
espaldero: bodyguard
espaldón: a raised defensive platform; shoulder (verge to the side of a road)
espamear: to spam
espanglish: Spanglish
espanglés: Spanglish
espantable: horrific, awful
espantabobos: synonym of espantaflojos
espantabrujas: a rough-sculpted figure placed upon a chimney, usually spherically-shaped, which supposedly keeps away witches and hexes from the house, being characteristic of the traditional buildings of the Aragonese Pyrenees.
espantada: flight; fleeing
espantadizo: timorous, timid (easily scared)
espantador: repeller (that which causes repulsion)
espantaflojos: a swift drizzle
espantajo: scarecrow
espantapájaros: scarecrow
espantar: to scare, to spook, to frighten; to scare away, to scare off, to chase away, to drive away, to frighten away, to frighten off
espantar el sueño: to keep someone up; to keep someone from sleeping
espantasuegras: party horn
espantaviejas: the complete opposite of a chick magnet; a chick repeller
espantaviejos: a man repellent; a woman who repels men
espanto: fright; ghost; horror, dread
espantosamente: frighteningly
espantoso: ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible; frightful, frightening, scary, fearful, terrifying, shocking; hideous, appalling, atrocious, horrid
esparadrapo: surgical tape, medical tape, adhesive tape (US)
esparaguera: asparagus (plant)
esparasodonte: sparassodont
esparasodonto: sparassodont
esparavel: cast net
esparaván: spavin, bone spavin
esparceta: sainfoin
esparcidamente: candidly; merrily
esparcido: scattered; festive, merry; candid
esparcidor: spreader, promulgator
esparcilla: corn spurry (Spergula arvensis)
esparcimiento: relaxation; recreation; amusement; scattering
esparcir: to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out; to entertain, divert; to circulate, spread (news)
espardeña: a sea cucumber of species Stichopus regalis
esparraguera: asparagus grower or seller
esparraguera: asparagus (a number of plants)
espartal: synonym of espartizal
espartano: Spartan; spartan; austere, resolute
espartano: Spartan
espartaquista: Spartacist
espartaquista: Spartacist
espartar: to cover with esparto
esparterista: of, pertaining to, or supporting Baldomero Espartero, a Spanish military officer and politician
esparterista: a supporter of, or soldier under, Baldomero Espartero
espartero: someone who makes objects from esparto
esparteína: sparteine
esparteña: espadrille
espartiata: Spartiate
espartillo: gulf cordgrass; sacahuista (Spartina spartinae); grape hyacinth; common grape hyacinth (Muscari neglectum)
espartina: cordgrass