Spanish–English dictionary

ahusado

Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.

ahuyama

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

ahuyentar

(idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave

Aída

A en given name in quiet use since the 1870s.

aína

Within a short time; quickly.

aínas

Within a short time; quickly.

airado

Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

airbag

(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

aire

(music) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.

aire libre

the outside

airear

(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.

aisberg

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Aisha

A en given name, most famously borne by Muhammad's third wife. Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr.

aislación

The act of isolating.

aislacionista

Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

aislado

Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

aislamiento

(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

aislar

To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.

aj

Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

ajá

An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.

ajado

(idiomatic) Old; aged.

ajar

(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

ajarse

(intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.

aje

Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

ajedrea

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.

ajedrez

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

ajedrezado

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

ajenjo

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]

ajeno

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

ajetreado

Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

ajetrear

To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).

ajetreo

(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

ají

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

ají en polvo

(uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

ají molido

(uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

ajigolón

(countable) A difficult situation.

ajo

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

ajonje

A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.

ajonjo

(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.

ajonjolí

The seed of this plant.

ajorca

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.

ajorca de tobillo

A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.

ajuaishte

(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"

ajuar

A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.

ajumado

Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

ajustable

capable of being adjusted

ajustado

Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

ajustador

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

ajustar

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

ajustarse

(transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).

ajuste

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

ajustes

placement of a control

ajustes por defecto

(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory

ajusticiamiento

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

ajusticiar

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

akalché

An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)

Akenatón

A en given name

al

At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

al aire libre

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.]

al alba

(dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.

al alimón

Together, acting as one; collectively.

al apa

On somebody's back or shoulders.

al azar

Randomly, haphazardly.

al bies

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

al caballito

On somebody's back or shoulders.

al cabo

(idiomatic) In the end; finally; ultimately.

al cierto

In a way which is certain; with certainty.

al comienzo

At the beginning.

al contado

(commerce, finance) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

al contrario

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

al corriente

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

al costado

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

al cuadrado

(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

al detall

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

al estado del arte

At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

al este

Towards the east; eastwards.

al exterior

(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [from 1150–1350)]

al extranjero

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470]

al fin

Close to the right time.

al fin y al cabo

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

al final

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

al frente de

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

al fresco

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.]

al hilo

(cooking) A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

al inicio

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.

al instante

(informal, idiom) Without any hesitation; instantly.

al lado

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

al lado de

Together with or at the same time.

al lote

Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.

al nordeste

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

al oeste

Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.

al opósito

In physical opposition to; in collision with.

al otro lado de

On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

al parecer

Seemingly; in appearance.

al pedido

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

al pie de la letra

(idiomatic) Literally, exactly, following the rules as written.

al pie de la palabra

Using exactly the same words (as were originally used).

al por mayor

In bulk or large quantity.

al por menor

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

al principio

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.

al ras

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

al rato

At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.

al revés

Reversed, with the back now at the front.

al sesgo

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

al sudeste

In or toward the southeast

al sur

Toward the south; southward.

al sureste

Of or pertaining to the southeast.

al tanto

Informed; aware.

al tiro

At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]

al toque

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

al través

transversely; so as to lie across

al través de

So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.

al tuntún

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

al vapor

Cooked by steaming.

al voleo

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

Alá

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

alabable

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

Alabama

A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.

alabanza

Commendation; favourable representation in words.

alabar

(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

alabarse

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

alabastrino

Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.

alabastro

A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.

álabe

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

alabear

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

alabeo

(nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

alacena

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

alacrán

Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.

alacre

Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

alacridad

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

alado

Having wings.

aladrar

(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.

aladroque

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

alalao

Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

alalau

Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

alalay

Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

alambicado

(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

alambicar

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

alambique

An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.

alambre

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

alambres

(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

alámbrico

Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

Álamo

A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.

álamo temblón

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

alampante

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

alamparse

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

Alán

A en given name.

alano

(historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.

alaraco

A member of a criminal or street gang.

alarde

The act of one who brags.