Spanish–English dictionary

fúngico

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.

fungir

(intransitive) To have a function.

fuñingue

weak, either physically, morally or mentally

funk

(uncountable, music genre) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.

funtor

(category theory) A category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows (either covariantly or contravariantly), in such a way as to preserve morphism composition and identities.

furgón

A truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.

furgón de cola

(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.

furgoneta

A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.

furia

(Greek mythology) A female personification of vengeance.

furibundo

(formal, literary) Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.

furiosamente

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

furioso

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

furnia

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

furor

A general uproar or commotion.

furro

(informal) Of or related to the furry fandom or subculture.

furry

Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

furtar

(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.

furtarse

(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.

furtivamente

In a secret or covert manner.

furtivismo

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

furtivista

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

furtivo

Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.

furto

A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.

furúnculo

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

fusayola

A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

fusca

(UK, Australia, NZ) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).

fusco

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

fusible

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

fusiforme

(chiefly, _, botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

fusil

(now, historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.

fusilar

(transitive, informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.

fusión

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

fusión de núcleo

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.

fusionar

(transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

fusionarse

(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.

fuso

(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

fusta

An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding.

fustal

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fustán

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fustaño

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fuste

A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.

fustigamiento

(countable) The punishment of being whipped.

fustigar

(transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.

fútbol

A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.

fútbol llanero

(UK, Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, uncountable) Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.

futbolín

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)

futbolista

(American football, US, uncommon, dated) One who plays American football.

futbolito

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)

fútil

(North America) Having no practical consequence or relevance.

futilidad

(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

futillo

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)

futón

A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.

futurismo

(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

futurista

In the style of futurism.

futurística

(arts) An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.

futurístico

In the style of futurism.

futuro

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

gabacho

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

gabán

A heavy overcoat.

gabardina

(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

gabato

A young deer.

gabejo

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

gabinete

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

gablete

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

gabote

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

Gabriela

A en given name, a latinate feminine form of Gabriel.

gacela

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gaceta

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. [from 1605]

gacetilla

One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

gachas

(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

gaché

A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.

gachí

(US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated) A woman or girl.

gacho

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

Gad

(biblical character) The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

gaélico

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

gafa

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

gafapasta

A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.]

gafar

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

gafarse

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

gafas

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

gafas de aviador

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

gafas de protección

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

gafas de sol

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

gafe

(uncountable) Bad luck.

gafete

A tag with one's name inscribed on it.

gagá

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

gaguear

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

gaita

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

gaitero

One who plays the bagpipes.

gaje

(informal) Perquisite.

gajo

A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.

gala

A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

galáctico

(astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.

galán

A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

galán de noche

A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.

galanga

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

galante

Chic, fashionable.

galanteador

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

galantear

(transitive) To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure.

galantemente

In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.

galanteo

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

galardón

A special acknowledgment; an award.

galardonado

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

galardonar

(intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.

galas

Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.

galaxia

(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]

Galeno

An ancient Greek physician.

galeón

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

galera

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

galería

(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

galería comercial

(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

galerista

The owner or operator of an art gallery

Gales

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

galesas

(collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]

galeses

(collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]

galga

A set of thin metal strips, of known thickness, used to measure a narrow gap such as by go/no-go status or by the feel of how the gauge slides into the gap.

galgo

A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

Galia

(chiefly, historic) A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine.

Galicia

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

gálico

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

Galilea

A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.

galimatías

Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]

Galípoli

A peninsula in Turkey, north of the Dardanelles, between the Aegean and Marmara seas.

galipote

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

Galitzia

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

gallardete

A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.

gallardo

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

galleta

(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

galleta de agua

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).

galleta náutica

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

galleta salada

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).

galletazo

A heavy blow, punch.

galletita

Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.

gallina

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

gallina ponedora

A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.

gallinazo

An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.

gallinero

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

gallipavo

The tone of voice when changed at puberty.

Gallipoli

(also, attributive) A town in Lecce, Apulia, Italy.

gallito

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

gallo

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

gallo del norte

A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).

gallofa

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

gallofear

(intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.

gallofero

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

gallón

(countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.

galó

A Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.

galón

A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

galopar

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

galope

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.