Spanish–English dictionary

inerte

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

inervación

Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.

Inés

A en given name.

inescrupuloso

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

inescrutable

Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

inesperadamente

In an unexpected manner.

inesperado

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

inestable

(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

inestimable

Having great or incalculable value.

inevitabilidad

(uncountable) The condition of being inevitable.

inevitable

Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.

inevitablemente

In an inescapable manner.

inexacto

Difficult to make precise.

inexcusable

not excusable [15th c.]

inexistencia

The state of not existing.

inexistente

Not existent or existing; not real.

inexorable

Unremitting, steady and persistent.

inexorablemente

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

inexperiencia

A lack of experience.

inexperienciado

Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.

inexperto

Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

inexplicable

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

inexplicablemente

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

inexpresable

Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.

inexpresivo

(figurative) Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.

inexpugnable

(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.

inextricable

(of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle.

infalibilidad

The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

infalible

(figurative) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

infame

Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

infamia

The state of being infamous.

infanta

The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal. [from 17th c.]

infante

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

infante de coro

A boy chorister.

infante de marina

A member of a marine corps.

infantejo

A boy chorister.

infantil

Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish

infantilada

(countable) Childish behaviour.

infantilismo

(countable) Childish behaviour.

infantiloide

Immature in thought or behaviour.

infarto

(cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.

infatigable

Extremely persistent and untiring.

infatuación

An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.

infeccioso

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

infectado

Having an infection.

infectar

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

infelicidad

The feeling of not being happy.

infeliz

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

inferencia

(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

inferior

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

inferioridad

The quality or state of being inferior.

inferir

To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.

infernal

(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress

infértil

Not fertile.

infestación

The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.

infestado

(colloquial, usually with with) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).

infestar

(transitive) To fill a place as a swarm.

inficionar

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

infidelidad

The characteristic of being unfaithful; infidelity; disloyalty.

infiel

(Islam, countable, offensive, religious slur, political) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

infierno

(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

infiltración

The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.

infiltrar

(transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.

infiltrarse

(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

infinidad

(uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

infinitamente

In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds; endlessly.

infinitesimal

(mathematics, not comparable) Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.

infinitésimo

(informal) Very small.

infinito

Having no end.

inflado

Swollen with fluid or gas.

inflamable

Capable of burning.

inflamación

(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.

inflamado

(said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.

inflamatorio

Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

inflar

To swell out or bulge.

inflarse

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

inflexibilidad

The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness

inflexible

Unyielding and obstinate.

inflicción

The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.

infligir

(transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.

infligir un castigo

(transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

inflorescencia

(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

influencer

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

influencia

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

influenciable

Capable of being influenced.

influenciador

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

influenciadora

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

influencial

Having or exerting influence.

influenciar

(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

influente

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

influenza

(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

influidor

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

influidora

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

influir

(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

influjo

(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

influyente

A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

infomercial

An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.

información

Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

información errónea

Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

información falsa

Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

informado

Educated or informed.

informal

(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.

informalmente

In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.

informante

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

informar

To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.

informarse

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

informática

The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

informativo

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

informativos

Information about current events disseminated by the media.

informe

A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.

infortunadamente

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

infortunado

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

infortunio

Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

infra-

below, beneath, inferior

infracción

(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

infraccionar

To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law.

infraestructura

(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

infralogrador

One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected. [from 1950s]

inframundo

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

infranqueable

(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

infrapeso

(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.

infrarrojo

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.

infratono

An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.

infravalorado

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

infravalorar

(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

infrecuente

Not frequent; not happening frequently.

infringir

(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

infructuosamente

Not successfully; without success; to no avail.

infructuoso

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

ínfulas

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.

infumable

Very bad.

infundado

Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

infundamentado

Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

infundíbulo

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

infundio

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

infundios

An untrue statement.

infundir

(transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

infuscar

(transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.

infusión

A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).

infusionable

Not mergeable; incapable of being merged.

infusionar

(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.

ingeniera

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingeniería forestal

(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.

ingeniero

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

ingenio

Something clever, or done cleverly.

ingeniosidad

The quality of being ingenious.

ingenioso

Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.

ingenioso pero insubstancial

Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

ingente

Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

ingenuidad

the state or quality of being artless