Spanish–English dictionary

galopear

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

galopillo

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

galopín [de cocina]

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

galpón

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.

galvanizar

(transitive) To coat (an object) with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis.

gama

A large collection.

gama de colores

The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.

gamba

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.

gamberra

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

gamberrada

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

gamberrismo

unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

gamberro

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

gambeta

(countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.

gambetear

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

gambito

(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

gamborimbo

(slang, derogatory) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.

gambox

A covering used to protect or disguise the face.

gambux

A covering used to protect or disguise the face.

gamín

(dated, also, attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally) , a cheeky, street-smart boy.

gamina

A mischievous child.

gamma

The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

gamo

Having the specified number or form of marriage.

gamuza

Rupicapra pyrenaica, a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.

gana

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

ganache

(chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

ganadero

A man who raises or tends cattle, as:

ganado

Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.

ganador

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

ganadora

One who has won or often wins.

gañán

Synonym of farmworker.

ganancia

Wages, money earned, income.

ganancias

Revenue; gross revenue.

ganar

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

ganarse la vida

(idiomatic) To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.

ganas

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

ganchillear

(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

ganchillo

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

gancho

(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.

gancho al mentón

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

ganchudo

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

gandir

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

gandul

An idle person.

Ganesha

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

ganga

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

Ganges

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

gangrena

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

gángster

A member of a criminal or street gang.

gañido

(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.

gañir

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

ganso

(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.

ganso de Hawái

The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

gánster

A member of a criminal or street gang.

Gante

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

ganzúa

A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.

garabatear

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

garabateo

A small mindless sketch, etc.

garabato

(informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

garaje

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

garañón

(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.

garante

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

garantía

(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

garantir

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

garantizar

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

garantizarse

(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

garbanzo

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

garbanzo del cura

(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.

garbar

(intransitive, agriculture) To make stooks.

garbear

To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

garbeo

A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.

garbera

A pile or bundle, especially of straw.

garbo

(uncountable, figurative) Flamboyance, energetic style or action.

garceta

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

gardenia

Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.

gardí

common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

Garfield

An English surname, thought to be habitational.

garfio

A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

gargajo

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

garganta

(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

gargantilla

(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

gárgara

(countable) The sound or act of gargling.

gargarizar

(intransitive) To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.

garita

A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.

garito

A public establishment where games of chance are played for money.

garoso

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

garpar

(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

garra

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

garrafa

A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

garrafal

Outrageously bad; shocking.

garrapata

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

garrapatear

(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

garrapateo

Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.

garrapatero

Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

garrapato

(informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

gárrido

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

garrocha

A goad for driving oxen.

garrón

A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.

garronear

(ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

garronero

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

garrote

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

garrotear

(transitive) To hit with a club.

garrotillo

(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

garrucha

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

garrulador

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

gárrulo

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

garúa

A light rain shower.

garuar

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

garujo

(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

garujo bituminoso

Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

garza

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

garzón

A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

gas

A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

gas de escape

Exhaust gas.

gasa

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

gasear

(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.

gaseosa

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

gaseosa de limón

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

gaseoso

Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

gásfiter

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

gasfitero

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

gasificar

To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.

gasoil

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

gasóleo

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

gasolina

(uncountable, North America, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

gastado

(of furniture, etc.) Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique.

gastador

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

gastadora

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

gastamiento

(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.

gastar

(transitive) To use up or wear out (clothing etc.).

gasto

Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.

gastos

(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

gastos de envío

The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

gastos de transporte

The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

gastos generales

(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.

gástrico

Of or relating to the stomach.

gastronomía

(uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.

gastronómico

Of or pertaining to gastronomy.

gastrónomo

A person who appreciates good food.

gata

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

gatada

A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.

gataria

Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.

gatear

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

gatera

A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.

gatero

(slang, US) A prostitute's client.

gatico

(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.

gatillo

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

gatita

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

gatito

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

gato

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

gato atigrado

(countable) A brindled cat.

gato calicó

(countable) Ellipsis of calico cat.