Spanish–English dictionary

interrogador

One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.

interrogante

A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

interrogar

(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

interrogativamente

In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.

interrogativo

(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.

interrogatorio

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

interromper

(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

interrumpir

(intransitive) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.

interrupción

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

interruptor

A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.

intersección

An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.

intersexual

Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.

intersticio

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

intervalo

(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.

intervencionismo

(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

intervenir

(intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in]

interventor

(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

interventoría

An examination in general.

interviniente

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.

intervocálico

(phonetics) Existing or occurring between vowels.

intestinal

Relating to the intestines.

intestino

(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.

intestino grueso

(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

intestino rectal

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

intestinos

The intestines.

intima

A forceful claim for something.

intimación

A forceful claim for something.

íntimamente

In an intimate manner.

intimar

To request forcefully.

intimidación

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.

intimidad

The state of being friends

intimidado

Frightened into submission.

intimidante

Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

intimidar

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

íntimo

Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.

intitulación

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

intitulado

(literally) Having a title.

intitular

To add captions to a text or illustration.

intocable

Not able to be touched.

intolerable

Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

intolerante

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

intoxicado

(archaic) Intoxicated, drunk.

intoxicante

Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent.

intraauricular

A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.

intragable

Unpleasant to the taste.

intramuscular

Inside a muscle or the muscles.

intranacional

Internal to a specific country.

intranquilidad

The state or quality of being nervous.

intranquillo

Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

intransigencia

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

intransigente

A person who takes a firm and uncompromising position on some policy.

intrascendencia

the state of being insignificant

intrascendente

Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

intratable

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

intrauterino

Located or taking place inside the uterus.

intravenoso

Inside the veins.

intrepidez

The quality of being fearless.

intrépido

(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

intriga

A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

intrigante

Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

intrígulis

(figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.

intrincado

Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

intrincar

(transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

intríngulis

(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

intrínsecamente

In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.

intro

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

introducción

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

introducir

(transitive) To enter data.

introducir gradualmente

(transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.

introductorio

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

introito

The initial portion of some extended thing.

intromisión

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

introspección

(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.

introspeccionar

(transitive) To look into.

introspeccionarse

(intransitive) To engage in introspection.

introspectivo

Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

introvertido

(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.

intrusa

Someone who intrudes.

intrusar

(Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.

intrusete

Someone who intrudes.

intrusión

(law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

intrusivo

Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.

intruso

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

intubación

(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

intubar

(transitive, medicine) To insert a tube into.

intuición

Intuition.

inuendo

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

inundación

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.

inundado

Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

inundar

To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

inusado

(not comparable) Not used.

inusitado

(not comparable) Not used.

inusual

Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]

inusualmente

In an unusual manner.

inútil

Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

inutilizable

Not usable.

inutilizar

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

invadir

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

inválida

(dated, sometimes, offensive) Any person with a disability or illness.

invalidar

(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.

invalidez

The state of being invalid; lack of validity.

inválido

Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

invalorable

Having great or incalculable value.

invaluable

Having great or incalculable value.

invariable

Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

invariablemente

Every time; always, without change.

invasión

A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

invasivo

Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

invasor

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

invasora

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

invectiva

Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.

invehír

(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]

invencible

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

invención

(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.

inventada

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

inventado

Invented, as opposed to real.

inventar

To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.

inventariar

(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

inventario

(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.

inventiva

The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.

inventivo

Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.

invento

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

inventor

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

inventora

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

inventos

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

inventriz

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

invernáculo

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

invernadero

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

invernal

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

invernar

(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.

inverosímil

Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.

inversa

(logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.

inversamente

(often, conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.

inversión

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

inversionista

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

inversor

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

invertebrado

Lacking a backbone; without vertebrae.

invertido

(cycling) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

invertimiento

The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.

invertir

(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

invertirse en

(intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.

investidura

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

investigación

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

investigador

One who investigates.

investigador privado

A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

investigadora

One who investigates.

investigar

(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

investigativo

Of or pertaining to investigation

investir

To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely) , to begin or commence (something); to start.

invicto

Never defeated; always victorious.