Spanish–English dictionary

Iselda

A en given name.

Isidora

A en given name; rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.

ISIS

A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]

isla

An island of the Bahamas, possibly the same as Columbus's island.

Isla de la Reunión

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

islámico

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

islamismo

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

islamita

Being or relating to a believer of Islam.

islandés

A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

Islandia

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

isleta

A small island.

islote

A small island.

ismo

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

iso-

Equal; equivalent.

Isolda

A en given name.

isotónico

(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

isótopo

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

isotropía

(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

isquemia

(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

isquion

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

isquiotibial

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

israelí

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

israelita

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

ista

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

istán

Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.

istmo

(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

isto

a person who uses a device of some kind;

Istria

A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.

ita

(chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.

Ítaca

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

Italia

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

italiana

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

italiano

Pertaining to their language.

ítem

A distinct physical object.

iterar

(transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.

iterativo

(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms

itifálico

Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

itinerancia

(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

itinerante

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

itinerario

A route or proposed route of a journey.

ito

(chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.

iva

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

Iván

A en given name, equivalent to English John.

Ivánovich

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

ivo

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

iwia

A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.

izar

Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs

izquierda

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

izquierdismo

Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.

izquierdista

(politics) Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.

izquierdizante

(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist. [from mid-1930s]

izquierdo

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

izquierdoso

(politics, generally) A person who holds views associated with the political left.

jab

(boxing) A short straight punch.

jaba

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

jábega

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

jabón

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

jabonadura

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

jabonoso

Full of soap.

jabrir

(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.

jaca

A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

jacal

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

jacarandoso

Ostentatiously self-confident.

jácena

(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.

Jacinta

A en given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

Jacinto

A en given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

jacinto de los bosques

Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.

jacker

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.

Jacky

A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

Jacob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jacobo

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jacqueline

A en given name.

jactancia

The characteristic of being boastful.

Jactancioso

The first reindeer of Santa Claus.

jactarse

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

jactarse de

(transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

jáculo

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

jacuzzi

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

jadeante

Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

jadear

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

jadeíta

(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

jadeo

(medicine) Breathing at less than 12 or more than 20 breaths per minute with poor or irregular quality, rhythm, or tidal volume; a sign of respiratory distress.

Jael

A en given name.

jaez

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

jaiba

(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

Jaime

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jaimito

A en given name.

jajajá

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

jal

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

jalada

A sudden powerful pull.

jalar

(intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.

jalar el wáter

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

jalarse

(transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

jalea

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

jaleo

Noisy shouting or uproar.

jaletina

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

jalogüin

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

jalón

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

jalona

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

jalonazo

(medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.

jalonear

(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

jama

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

jama para llevar

(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

Jamaica

An island and country in the Caribbean.

jamaicana

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

jamaicano

Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

jamaiquino

Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

jamás

(formal, or, archaic) Always, frequently, forever.

jamba

(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

jambalaya

Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.

jambar

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

jamboree

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.

jamear

To ingest; to be ingested.

jamear con los ojos

(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

jamelgo

An old, useless horse.

Jamestown

Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:

jamón

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

jamza

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

janguear

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

janitor

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

Jánuca

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Japón

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

japonés

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

japonesa

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

japónico

A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

jaque

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

jaque mate

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

jaqueca

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

jáquer

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.

jáquima

A kind of bridle with no bit.

jaquir

(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

jarabe

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

jarabe de palo

A beating, especially a severe one.

jaramago

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

jarana

(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.

jaranear

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

jaranero

Someone who cheats.

jaranista

One who performs pranks.

jarcia

A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

jardín

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

jardín de infancia

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

jardín de niños

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

jardín infantil

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

jardín trasero

(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

jardín zoo

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

jardinera

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.