Spanish–English dictionary

ingenuo

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

ingerir

(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

ingesta

The quantity taken in.

ingestión

The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

Inglaterra

(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom.

ingle

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

inglés

Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.

inglés británico

(chiefly, US) The British English language.

inglesa

The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.

ingobernable

Not governable; unable to be governed.

ingrata

An ungrateful person.

ingratitud

A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

ingrato

An ungrateful person.

ingravidez

The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.

ingrávido

Without weight.

ingrediente

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

ingresante

Coming in, heading inwards

ingresar

(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

ingreso

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

ingreso bruto

Income generated before deducting expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.

ingresos

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

inguinal

Of or pertaining to the groin.

ingurgitar

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]

inhabilidad

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

inhabitable

Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.

inhabitado

Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.

inhabitual

Very uncommon; scarce.

inhalación

The act of inhaling; inbreathing.

inhalador

(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.

inhalar

(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

inherente

Going with; associated; concomitant.

inherentemente

In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

inhesión

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

inhibidor

(chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.

inhibir

(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

inhibirse

(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

inhospitable

(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

inhospitalario

(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

inhóspito

(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

inhumación

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

inhumanamente

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

inhumano

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

iniciación

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.

iniciada

(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.

iniciado

(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.

iniciador

Someone who sets something in motion.

inicial

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

iniciales

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

inicialmente

At the beginning.

iniciar

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

iniciativa

(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

inicio

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

inicuo

Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

inigualable

(figuratively, comparable) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

inimaginable

Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.

inimicísimo

(obsolete) Hostile.

ininteligible

Not intelligible; unable to be understood.

inintencionado

Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting.

inintencionalmente

Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.

ininterrumpido

continuing with no interruption

iniquidad

A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.

injerencia

The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.

injerir

(transitive) To enter data.

injerto

(surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

injuria

Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

injuriador

(law) A person who commits a tort.

injuriar

(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]

injurioso

Causing damage; harmful, injurious.

injustamente

In an unjust manner.

injusticia

(uncountable) The state of being unfair; lack of justice.

injustificable

That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.

injustificado

That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.

injusto

not fair, unjust

inmaculada

(Roman Catholicism) Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.

inmaculado

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

inmadurez

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

inmaduro

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

inmancable

Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.

inmanejable

Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.

inmanente

Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

inmarcesible

Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.

inmarchitable

permanent; never-ending; infinite

inmaterial

Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

inmaturo

Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]

inmediaciones

Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

inmediatamente

(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

inmediatez

The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

inmediato

(commerce, finance) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

inmedible

impossible to measure

inmemorial

(sometimes, postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.

inmensamente

Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.

inmensidad

the quality of being huge; immensity.

inmenso

Huge, gigantic, very large.

inmensurable

impossible to measure

inmerecido

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

inmergir

(transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).

inmersión

A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).

inmerso

Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.

inmigración

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

inmigrante

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

inmigrar

(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

inminente

About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

inminentemente

In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.

inmiscuirse

(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.

inmisericorde

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

inmobiliario

Referring or relating to real estate.

inmoderado

Luxuriously self-indulgent.

inmolación

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.

inmoral

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

inmoralidad

(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

inmoralmente

In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

inmortal

One who is not susceptible to death.

inmortalidad

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

inmovible

incapable of being physically moved; fixed

inmóvil

One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

inmovilización

The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

inmovilizar

(transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.

inmueble

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

inmundicia

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.

inmundo

Covered with filth; very dirty.

inmune

Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.

inmunidad

(law) An exemption from prosecution.

inmunitario

(medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.

inmunológico

(medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.

inmutable

Unable to be changed without exception.

inmutarse

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

innato

Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.

innecesariamente

In a needless manner.

innecesario

Unwanted; not requested or required.

innegable

Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true

innegablemente

In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable extent.

innocuo

Harmless; producing no ill effect.

innominado

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

innovación significante

Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

innovador

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

innovar

(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.

innovativo

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

innuendo

A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.

innumerable

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

innundación

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

innundar

To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

inobservado

Not seen or observed.

inobtrusivo

Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.

inobtruso

Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.

inocencia

the state or quality of being innocent; naïveté

inocente

Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

inocentemente

In an innocent manner.

inocular

(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]

inocuo

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

inodoro

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.