Spanish–English dictionary

fracción

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

fraccionamiento

(real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.

fraccionariamente

Partially; imperfectly.

fraccionario

Pertaining to a fraction.

fractal

(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.

fracturado

(of a, bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.

fracturar

(ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.

fragancia

A pleasant smell or odour.

fragante

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

fragata

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

frágil

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.

fragilidad

The state of being brittle (in various senses).

fragmentado

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

fragmentar

(transitive) To break (something) into shards.

fragmento

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

fragmentos glaciares

(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

fragor

A loud noise.

fragoroso

Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.

fragoso

Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.

fragrancia

A pleasant smell or odour.

fragrante

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

fragua

A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

fraguar

(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

fragüe

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

fraile

A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

frailecillo

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

frailuno

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

frambuesa

The plant Rubus idaeus.

frambueso

The plant Rubus idaeus.

francachela

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

francamente

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

francés

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

francesa

A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

franceses

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

Fráncfort

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Fráncfort del Meno

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Fráncfort del Óder

A sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany; in full, Frankfurt an der Oder.

franchute

(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.

Francia

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

franciscana

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

franciscano

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

francmasón

A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.

franco

One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.

franco-

Involving or relating to France or the French people, language, or culture.

francoincienso

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

francotirador

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

franela

(uncountable) A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

franelear

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

frangible

Able to break or be broken.

franja

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

franquear

(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.

franqueza

The state of being frank; candour; honesty.

franquiciar

(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.

franquincienso

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

frasco

The contents of such a container.

frase

A short written or spoken expression.

frase ganadora

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

frase hecha

A colloquialism or idiom.

frasear

(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

frasquera

A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

fraternal

Of or characteristic of brothers.

fraternidad

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

fraterno

Of or characteristic of brothers.

fraudar

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

fraude

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

fraude de ley

The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

fraudulencia

The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

fraudulento

Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

frazada

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

freaky

(slang) Odd; bizarre; unusual.

frecuentar

(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.

frecuente

Done or occurring often; common.

frecuentemente

(informal) Often; frequently.

freelance

Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract.

freelancer

Someone who freelances.

freestyle

(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.

fregadero

A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.

fregar

(intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).

fregona

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

freidora

A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.

freír

(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.

freírse

(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.

frenar

(intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.

frenesí

(figurative) Any sudden activity; a stir.

frenéticamente

In a frantic way.

frenético

Very fast.

frenillo

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

frenillos

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

freno

(climbing) a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying

freno de mano

(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.

frente

In front of; before (a background).

frente a

In front of in space.

frente a frente

In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.

frente de batalla

The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.

frentista

Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

fresa

(mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool typically used in milling machines.

fresadora

(machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

fresar

(transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.

fresco

(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.

frescor

The state or quality of being fresh.

frescura

Moderate chilliness.

fresno

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

freudiano

Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

freza

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

friable

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.

frialdad

Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.

fríamente

In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

fricativa

(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

fricativo

(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

friccionar

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

friecito

Moderate chilliness.

friegaplatos

A machine for washing dishes.

frigider

(informal) A refrigerator. [from 1920s]

frígido

(simile) Very cold.

frigo

(informal) A refrigerator. [from 1920s]

frigobar

A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

frigorífico

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

friito

Moderate chilliness.

frijol

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

friki

An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.

frío

Moderately cold or chilly.

frío pelú

A period of intensely cold weather.

friolento

(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.

friolera

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

friolero

(sciences) Affected by, or sensitive to, cold.

friquitaqui

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

friquitín

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

frisa

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

frisado

(textiles) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.

frisarse

(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

frisbee

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

friso

(architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.

frita

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.

frivolidad

frivolous act

frivolizar

(idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.

frívolo

Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.

fronda

(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.

frondas

The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.

fronde

(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.

frondosidad

Green foliage or verdure.

frondoso

(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.

frontal

(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

fronte

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

frontera

The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

fronterizo

Having a common boundary or border

frontis

(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

frontispicio

(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

frontón

A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.

frotación

An act of rubbing.

frotamiento

An act of rubbing.