Spanish–English dictionary

alechugar

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

aledaño

Having a common boundary or border

aledaños

the dividing line or location between two areas

alegación

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

alegadamente

According to someone's allegation.

alegado

Asserted but not proved.

alegar

(transitive) To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.

alegato

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

alegrar

(transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast.

alegrarse

(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14th c.]

Alegre

The first reindeer of Santa Claus.

alegremente

In a joyful, carefree manner.

alegría

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

alegría maligna

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

alegro

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.

alejado

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

alejado de la costa

Away from the shore.

alejamiento

The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.

alejándose de la costa

Moving away from the shore.

Alejandra

A en given name.

Alejandro

A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

alejar

To defend against; to repel with force or effort

alejarse

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

Alejo

A en given name.

alelamiento

Mental lethargy or dullness.

alelí

Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.

aleluya

A liturgical form of hallelujah.

alemán

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

alemana

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Alemania

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

alentador

Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.

alentar

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

aleonado

Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.

alepende

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.

Alepo

The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

alera

(sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.

alero

Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.

alerón

The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.

alerta

Attentive; awake; on guard.

alertante

Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.

alertar

To give warning to.

alerto

Attentive; awake; on guard.

alesna

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

aleta

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

aletargamiento

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

aletear

(intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.

aletría

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

aleviar

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

alevín

Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.

alevosía

The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.

Alexandro

A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

Alexis

A en given name.

alfa

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

alfabético

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

alfabetismo

(uncountable) Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.

alfabetización

The ability to read and write.

alfabetizado

Able to read and write; having literacy.

alfabetizar

(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

alfabeto

Able to read and write; having literacy.

alfadía

The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.

alfaguara

(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.

alfalfa

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

alfanje

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

alfanumérico

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

alfar

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

alfarda

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

alfarera

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

alfarero

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

alfeiza

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

alféizar

(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.

alfendoz

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.

alfeñique

(countable, British, informal) A puny person; one who has little physical strength.

alfil

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.

alfiler

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

alfombra

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

alfombrar

To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.

alfombrilla

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

alfóncigo

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

alfónsigo

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

Alfonso

A en given name.

alforja

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.

alforza

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

Alfredo

A en given name.

alga

(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

algarabía

The Aramaic-derived script used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

algaracear

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

algarada

A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.

algas

Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.

algebraico

Of, or relating to, algebra.

algébrico

Of, or relating to, algebra.

algebrista

A mathematician who specializes in algebra.

álgido

(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

algo

To even the slightest extent, at all.

algo ansí como

Approximate size or amount.

algo inesperado

(by extension, chiefly, US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.

algo no anticipado

(by extension, chiefly, US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.

algo que da a entender

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

algo que hace pensar que

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

algodón

Made of cotton.

algorítmico

(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.

alguacil

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

alguien

(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.

alguien a quien le gusta llevar la contraria

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

algún día

(set phrase) At some unspecified time in the future.

algún tiempo

For some time; for a short time.

alguna cosa

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

alguna parte

Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location.

alguna vez

At any time.

algunas

A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).

algunas veces

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

alguno

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.

algunos

A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

alhacena

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

alhaite

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

alhaites

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

alhaja

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

alhajas

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

Alhambra

A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.

alharaquiento

Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.

alhelí

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

alheña

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

alhorre

(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.

alhucema

Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.

Alí

A surname from Arabic.

aliá

(countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.

aliada

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

aliado

Joined as allies.

alianza

A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.

alianzar

Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.

alianzarse

(reflexive) To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.

aliar

Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.

aliarse

(reflexive) To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.

alias

Another name; especially, an assumed name.

alicaído

Sad because of a disappointment.

alicatado

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

alicatar

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

alicate

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

alicates

(US, UK) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

Alicia

A en given name popular in England since the Middle Ages.

aliciante

That entices; alluring; attractive; charming

aliciente

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

alienación

(property law) The transfer of property to another person.

alienado

Isolated; excluded; estranged.

alienar

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

alienígena

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.

alienígeno

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

aliento

(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.

alier

(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.

alifafe

Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

alifático

(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.