Spanish–English dictionary

inofensivo

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

inolvidable

Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

inoperable

(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on.

inoperante

Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.

inopia

The condition of lacking something.

inopinadamente

In an unexpected manner.

inopinado

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

inoportuno

Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

inorgánico

(chemistry) Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.

inoxidable

That cannot be readily oxidized.

input

Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

inquebrantable

Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.

inquerir

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

inquietante

(informal) Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behavior.

inquietantemente

In an eerie manner.

inquietar

(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

inquietarse

(ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.

inquieto

(slang) Restless, apprehensive and fidgety.

inquietud

A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.

inquilinato

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

inquilino

(biology) An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.

inquinarse

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.

inquirir

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

Inquisición

(historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

inquisidor

(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

inquisitivo

Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.

insaciable

Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

insalvable

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable

insania

The state of being insane; madness.

insano

(informal) Characterized by excess or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical.

insatisfacción

Unhappiness or discontent.

insatisfactorio

Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

insatisfecho

Unhappy; dissatisfied

inscribir

(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.

inscripción

The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.

inscrutable

Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

insecticida

A substance used to kill insects.

insectívoro

Insect-eating animal or plant.

insecto

An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

inseguro

Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

inseminación

The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).

inseminación artificial

(agriculture) Initialism of artificial insemination.

inseminar

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

insensatamente

In an insane manner; not sanely.

insensatez

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

insensato

Outlandish; foolish; silly.

insensibilidad

The condition of being insensitive

insensibilizado

Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

insensible

(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

inseparable

Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

inserir

(transitive) To enter data.

insertable

A mechanical component inserted into another.

insertante

A mechanical component inserted into another.

insertar

(transitive) To put in between or into.

insertivo

A mechanical component inserted into another.

inserto

A mechanical component inserted into another.

inservible

Fruitless, futile, useless.

inshalá

(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

insider

A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.

insiemel

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

insigne

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

insignia

A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.

insignificancia

the state of being insignificant

insignificante

Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.

insincero

Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

insinuación

(informal) A statement or sometimes an action reflecting sexual or romantic interest.

insinuante

Mildly erotic.

insinuar

(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

insípido

Lacking in taste or flavor.

insistente

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

insistir

(transitive) To discuss or explain (something) excessively or repeatedly; to harp on or overelaborate.

insobornable

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

insociable

not desiring the company of others

insofisticado

Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

insolación

(disease, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.

insolencia

Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

insolente

Impudent, insolent.

insólito

Very uncommon; scarce.

insoluble

Impossible to solve; insoluble.

insolvencia

(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.

insolvente

Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

insomne

Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia.

insomnio

(medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.

insondable

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

insonorizado

Not allowing sound through.

insonorizar

(transitive) To make soundproof.

insonoro

Without sound.

insoportable

(idiomatic) Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.

insoportablemente

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne

insoslayable

Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

insospechadamente

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

insostenible

Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.

inspección

An inspection or examination.

inspeccionar

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

inspector

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

inspiración

A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.

inspirador

Someone who inspires.

inspirar

(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

inspirar a

(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

inspirativo

Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

instable

(chemistry) Readily decomposable.

instalación

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

instalación integradamente

(computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.

instalaciones

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

instalador

One who installs.

instalamento

(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

instalamiento

The act of installing; installation.

instalar

(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

instancia

(law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]

instancia única

(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.

instantánea

(transitive) To take a photograph of.

instantáneamente

Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.

instantáneo

Passing quickly; of short duration.

instante

A very short space of time; an instant.

instar

(sometimes, with (that + subjunctive), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.

instaurar

(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

instigación

The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.

instigador

(legal) One who commands or counsels an actionable offense, not being present at its commission.

instigadora

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

instilación

A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.

instilar

(transitive) To let fall in drops.

instilarse

(intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

instintivamente

Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

instinto

A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

institución

A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.

institucional

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

instituir

(transitive) To begin or initiate (something); to found.

instituto

A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

institutriz

A woman paid to educate children in their own home.

instrucción

Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

instrucciones

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

instructivo

Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

instructor

One who instructs; a teacher.

instructora

One who instructs; a teacher.

instruir

(transitive) To instruct or train.

instrumental

(grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.

instrumentalización

(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

instrumentalizar

(transitive) To capture, control or put to use.

instrumentista

One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.

instrumento

An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:

insuave

Not pleasant.

insubordinación

The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.

insubordinado

Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

insubordinarse

(intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

insuceso

An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

insuficiencia

The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

insuficiente pesantez

(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.

insuflar

In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

insufrible

Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.

insufriblemente

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne