Spanish–English dictionary

ígneo

Of or relating to fire.

ignición

The act of igniting.

ignicionar

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

ignicionarse

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

ignífero

Of or relating to fire.

ignito

Of or relating to fire.

ignitor

A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.

ignominia

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

ignominioso

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

ignorable

Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored.

ignorancia

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

ignorante

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ignorar

(idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.

ignorar completa y repentinamente

(chiefly, social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.

ignoto

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

Igor

(figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

igual

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

igualar

(mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

iguales

(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

igualitario

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

igualmente

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

IGV

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

ilación

(uncountable) The act of connecting.

ilegal

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

ilegalidad

(law) the state of being illegal

ilegalizar

(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

ilegalmente

In a manner contrary to law.

ilegible

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

ilegítimo

Born to unmarried parents.

ileso

which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

iletrada

An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.

iletrado

Unable to read and write.

Ilíada

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

iliberal

Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.

ilícito

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

ilimitado

Without bounds, unbounded.

Ilión

Troy.

iliquidez

(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset

ilíquido

(finance) Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.

illa

small, immature, miniature

illo

small, immature, miniature

ilmenita

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

ilógicamente

In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.

ilógico

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

ilota

(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

iludir

(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

iluminación

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

iluminado

Exceedingly wise.

iluminar

(transitive) To supply with light.

iluminaria

(countable) A source of illumination.

Iluminismo

(history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.

ilusión

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

ilusiones

(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality.

ilusionista

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

iluso

Being affected by delusions.

ilusorio

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

Ilustración

(history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.

ilustrador

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

ilustradora

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

ilustrar

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

ilustre

Obvious or easy to notice.

im-

in, into, towards, within.

imagen

Public image; outward appearance.

imágenes

(usually, uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.

imaginable

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

imaginación

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

imaginar

To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

imaginarse

To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

imaginativo

Unreal or imagined.

imam

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imán

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imbatible

That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

imbécil

(pejorative, slang) A stupid person.

imbecilidad

The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

imberbe

(by extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.

imbibición

Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.

imbornal

(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

imbricar

(transitive, _, or, _, intransitive) To overlap in a regular pattern.

imbuir

(transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

IMC

Initialism of body mass index.

imitación

An imitation, usually of lesser quality.

imitador

An imitator, who follows another's example.

imitar

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

impaciencia

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

impaciente

Impatient under delay, duress, or control.

impacientemente

In an impatient manner.

impactante

Inspiring shock; startling.

impacto

(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.

impaginación

A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.

impago

The failure to make a payment.

impala

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

impalpable

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

impar

(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

imparable

(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.

imparcial

Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

imparcialidad

The property of being fair or equitable.

impartición

The manner of speaking or singing.

impartir

To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

impás

A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.

impasible

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

impasse

(idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

impavidez

The quality of being fearless.

impávido

Without fear.

impeachment

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

impecabilidad

The quality of being faultless; the absence of faults.

impecable

Without fault; free from defect or error.

impecablemente

In a perfect or flawless manner.

impechmen

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

impedancia

(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.

impedimento

(legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).

impedir

(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

impedir, obstruir

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

impelente

That drives (a mechanism or process).

impeler

(transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

impelido

Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

impendedor

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

impendiente

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

impenetrabilidad

The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability.

impenetrable

Not penetrable.

impenitente

Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.

impensable

Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.

impepinable

Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

impeque

(US, slang) Fine, excellent, OK, in excellent order.

imperante

Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.

imperatriz

The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

imperceptible

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

imperceptiblemente

Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.

imperdonable

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

imperecedero

Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.

imperfección

A moral defect; a character flaw.

imperfectamente

In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

imperfecto

Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

imperialismo

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

imperialista

Of, or relating to imperialism.

impericia

A lack of experience.

imperioso

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

impermeabilización

(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.

impermeabilizar

To make waterproof or water-resistant.

impermeable

Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.

impertérrito

Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.

impertinencia

Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.

impertinente

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

imperturbable

Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.

ímpetu

(uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

impetuosamente

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force

impetuoso

Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

impichmen

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

impingar

(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

impío

Not pious.

implacable

Adamant; immovable.