Spanish–English dictionary

esculpido

Of an object, made by carving.

esculpidura

(countable) More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.

esculpir

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

escultismo

The Scout Movement.

escultor

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

escultora

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

escultura

The act or craft of producing a carved object.

escuna

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

escupida

(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.

escupir

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

escupitajo

(US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.

escurcar

(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.

escurridizo

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

escurridor

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

escurrir

(intransitive) To leak slowly.

escusabaraja

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

escusado

(US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

escúter

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

ese

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

esencia

The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

esencia de petróleo

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

esencialidad

The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being

esencialmente

in essence

esfera

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

esférico

Circular or spherical in shape; round.

esfero

A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).

esforzado

Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.

esforzar

(reflexive) To put in vigorous action.

esforzarse

(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]

esforzarse con denuedo

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

esfuerzo

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

esfumarse

(dated) Go away; get out.

esfumarse para enmaridar

(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.

esfuminado

Not sharply outlined; hazy.

esfuminar

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

esgrima

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).

esgrimidor

A participant in the sport of fencing.

esgrimidora

A participant in the sport of fencing.

esgrimir

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

esgrimista

A participant in the sport of fencing.

esguazar

(intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.

esguilar

(transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.

esguilarse

(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

esguince

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

esguinzar

(transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.

esker

A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

eslabón giratorio

(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

eslava

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

eslavo

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

eslinga

A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.

eslogan

(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.

eslora

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

esloti

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

eslovaca

(countable) A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent.

eslovaco

Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.

Eslovaquia

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

Eslovenia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

esmaltado

A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

esmalte

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

esmerado

Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

Esmeralda

A en given name.

esmerarse

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

esmerejón

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

esmeril

(rock) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

esmerilar

(transitive) To sand or polish with emery.

esmero

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

Esmirna

A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.

esmirriado

Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard.

esmog

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

esmoladera

An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

esnifar

(slang, primarily, UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.

esnifiar

(transitive, slang, originally, US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

esnob

(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]

esnobista

Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

esñocar

(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

esnórkel

(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.

esnorkelear

To use a snorkel.

esnórquel

(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.

esnov

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

eso

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

esófago

The throat or esophagus.

esoterismo

The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.

espabilar

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

espachurramiento

A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

espaciador

A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.

espacio

The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.

espacio de recreación

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

espacio en blanco

A space to be filled in on a form or template.

espacioso

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

espada

(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)

espada de luz

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

espada láser

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

espada ropera

A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling

espadachín

(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

espadaña

A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

espadarte

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

espadilla

(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

espagar

(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.

espagueti

(countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.

espais

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

espalda

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

espaldar

The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

espaldarazo

An expression of approval; praise. [from 1852]

espaldera

(of a house) Having a party wall at the rear.

espaldero

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

espalditendido

Lying on its back.

espaldón

A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)

espalera

An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

España

A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.

espanchurrar

(intransitive) To return to a place.

español

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

española

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

españoles

(collective plural) People of Spain, collectively.

españoleta

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

españolete

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

españoletes

(collective plural) People of Spain, collectively.

españolismo

(linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language.

espantadizo

Tending to fear; timid.

espantado

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

espantajo

(by extension, derogatory) A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.

espantapájaros

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

espantar

(US, of cattle) To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.

espantarse

(intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

espanto

A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits

espantosamente

In a frightening or terrifying manner.

espantoso

(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

esparcimiento

(uncountable) Entertainment.

esparcir

(transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.

esparcirse

(intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

espárrago

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

esparrancarse

To spread out awkwardly; to sprawl.

esparsido

Seemingly randomly distributed.

Esparta

An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.

Espartaco

A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

espartana

A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.

espartano

Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.

espasmo

A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.

espatarrarse

To spread out awkwardly; to sprawl.

espato

(mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.

espátula

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

espavorido

(obsolete) Full of dread, whether

especia

(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.

especiación

(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.

especial

Exceptional in importance or significance; special.

especialidad

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

especialista

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.

especialista de escenas de alto riesgo

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

especialista de escenas peligrosas

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

especialista de proezas

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

especialización

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.