Spanish–English dictionary

hélice

The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.

helico

(informal) A helicopter.

helicóptero

(informal) A helicopter.

helio

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

Helios

(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

helipuerto

(aviation) A small landing place for helicopters, denoted by a large "H".

helo ahí

Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

helo aquí

Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

Helsinki

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

helvético

From the ancient country of Helvetia

hematoma

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

hembra

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

hembrismo

A belief in the innate superiority of women over men.

hemi-

half

hemicránea

(pathology) A headache affecting one side of the head.

hemisferio

(neuroanatomy) One of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.

hemoglobina

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemorragia

The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.

hemorragia nasal

Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).

hemorrágico

Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.

hemorroide

(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

henchir

(transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

hendedura

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

hender

(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.

hendidura

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

heñir

(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

heno

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

Henoch

(biblical character) First son of Cain.

Henrio

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

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

heparina

(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

hepatectomía

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

hepática

The flowering plant species Hepatica nobilis

hepático

Of or relating to the liver.

hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

heptatlón

(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Hera

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

heracleo

Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.

heraldo

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

herbal

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

herbazal

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

herbívoro

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

herbolaria

A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.

herbolario

A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.

herboso

Covered with grass.

hercio

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

hercúleo

Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.

herculino

Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.

heredad

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

heredado

(especially, computing) Left over from the past; old and no longer current.

heredar

(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

heredera

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

heredero

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

herederos

The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.

hereditario

Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.

hereje

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

herencia

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

herer

(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

heresiarca

(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]

herético

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Heriberto

A en given name.

herida

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

herido

Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

herir

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

hermafrodita

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

hermana

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

hermanastra

A female sibling sharing a single parent.

hermanastro

(horse racing) A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

hermandad

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

hermano

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

hermano carnal

(obsolete, _, except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

herméticamente

In a hermetic way.

hermético

Impermeable to air or other gases.

hermetizar

(transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.

Hermione

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

hermosear

(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.

hermoso

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

hermosura

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

Hernán

A en given name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.

Hernando

A en given name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.

hernia

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Herodes

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

héroe

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

heroicamente

In a heroic manner, like a hero.

heroicidad

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

heroico

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heroína

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

heroísmo

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

herpe

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

herpes

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

herpes zóster

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

herpetología

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).

herradura

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

herraj

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

herraje

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

herramental

A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.

herramienta

A tool or instrument for working with.

herrar

(transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.

herrera

A person who forges iron.

herrería

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

herrero

A person who forges iron.

herrón

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

herrumbrar

(transitive) To cause to oxidize.

herrumbre

The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).

herrumbroso

Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

herver

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

hervidero

(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.

herviente

In a state of extreme volatility; about to boil over; boiling, bubbling.

hervir

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

hervor

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

hervores

(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

hesitación

An act of hesitating

hesitar

(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

hespérido

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

Hesse

A state of modern Germany.

Hessia

A state of modern Germany.

hessiano

A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.

Hestia

(Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

heteo

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

hetero

A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

hetero-

Other, by another.

heterocigótico

(genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.

heteróclito

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

heterodoxo

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

heterofobia

Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

heterogeneidad

(countable) A composition of diverse parts.

heterogéneo

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

heterosexismo

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

heterosexual

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

hético

(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.

hetita

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

hetman

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

heurística

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

hexaedro

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

hey

An exclamation to get attention.

hez

The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.

hiato

An interruption, break, pause or absence.

hibernación

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

hibernar

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

hibernizar

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

hibisco

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

híbrido

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

hibris

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

hibriweb

(Internet) A Web application that combines data or functionality from more than one source.

hico

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

hidalga

(historical) A woman of the nobility.

hidalgo

Entitled to bear a coat of arms.

Hidra

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.