Spanish–English dictionary

faccional

Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.

Facebook

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

facebookear

(intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.

facecia

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

facecioso

Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

facer

(transitive) To perform; to execute.

faceta

(anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.

faceto

Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

facha

(metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.

fachada

(metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.

fachada de tienda

The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street and usually contains display windows.

fachas

An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.

fachendoso

Tending to boast or brag.

facho

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

facial

(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

facies

(often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.

facil

(informal) Something that is very easy to do.

facilidad

Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.

facilidades

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]

facilitador

One who or that which helps something to happen.

facilitar

To make easy or easier.

fácilmente

Without difficulty.

facimiento

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

facineroso

One who has behaved badly, or illegally.

facóquero

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

facsímil

(countable) A copy or reproduction.

factibilidad

The state of being feasible or possible.

factible

Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.

fácticamente

In a factual manner.

facticio

Created by humans; artificial.

fáctico

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

facto

Something actual as opposed to invented.

factoría

A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.

factorial

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

factual

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

factualmente

In a factual manner.

factura

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

facturar

(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.

facultad

Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

facultar

(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

facultativo

Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.

facundia

(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.

facundo

Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

fada

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

fado

A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

Fadrique

A en given name.

faenas

domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking

fagot

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

Fahrenheit

Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.

faisán

(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

faja

(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

faja para hernia

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

fajar

(transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.

fajarse

(intransitive, , LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.

fajín

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

fajo

A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.

fakir

(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

falacia

(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.

faláfel

(uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.

falagar

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

falago

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

falaz

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

falce

(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

falcón

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

falconino

Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

falda

(UK, _, slang, offensive) A woman, when regarded as a sexual object.

faldero

(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

faldriquera

(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

falencia

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

falible

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

falla

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

fallado

Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

fallanca

(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

fallar

(transitive, legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.

falleba

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

fallecer

(formal, transitive) To cause to die.

fallecido

(legal, chiefly, _, US) A dead person.

fallecimiento

(formal) Death, departure from life.

fallidero

Capable of being exhausted.

fallido

unsuccessful

fallo

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

fallo de encendido

(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.

fallo mío

(colloquial, idiomatic) My fault; mea culpa.

falo

(psychoanalysis) The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

falsamente

In a false manner.

falsar

(science, otherwise, archaic) To prove to be false.

falsaria

A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.

falsario

A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.

falsear

(idiomatic) To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.

falsedad

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

falsete

(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.

falsía

The characteristic of being false.

falsificación

The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

falsificado

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

falsificador

A person who counterfeits.

falsificadora

One that falsifies.

falsificar

(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

falso

Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

falso abeto

Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

falta

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

falta de aire

(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing.

falta de aliento

(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing.

falta de personal

In a shorthanded manner.

falta de respeto

The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

faltante

Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

faltar

To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.

faltar a la palabra

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on]

faltar a su palabra

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on]

faltar al respeto

(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.

falto

Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

falto de tacto

having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

faltón

Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.

faltriquera

(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

fama

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

famélico, hambriento, voraz

Very hungry.

familia

A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.

familia nuclear

A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

familia tipográfica

(typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

familiar

Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (legal) related on the mother's side.

familiaridad

The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

familiarizar

(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.

famosillo

A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.

famoso

Well known.

fámula

A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.

fan

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

fanal

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

fanático

(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

fanatismo

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

fandango

(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina). [from mid 18th c.]

faneca

A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.

fanega

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

fanfarrear

To speak or protest loudly.

fanfarria

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

fanfarrón

Tending to boast or brag.

fanfarrona

(slang, derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.

fanfarronada

The act of one who brags.

fanfarronadas

Pompous, officious talk.

fanfarronear

To speak or protest loudly.

fanfarronear sobre

(transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

fanfarroneo

A prideful boasting or bragging.

fangal

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

fango

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

fangolita

(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]

fangoso

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

fantasear

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

fantasía

A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

fantasioso

Unreal or imagined.

fantasma

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

fantasmal

Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

fantástico

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.