Spanish–English dictionary

Justo

A en given name.

Jutlandia

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.

juvenil

Young or seeming young.

juventud

(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

juzgado

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

juzgador

(chiefly, of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.

juzgaduría

High office, rank, or station.

juzgamiento

(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.

juzgar

(transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

juzgar mal

(transitive, intransitive) To make a gross error in judgment.

juzgón

(informal) Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental.

ka

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

Kabul

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

kabulí

Of, from or relating to the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. [from 1887]

kafkiano

Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

káiser

An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.

kaki

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

Kalahari

large desert in Southern Africa

kalé

(Of people) Insincere

Kali

(Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.

kan

(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

kana

The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.

kanji

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

kappa

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Karachi

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.

karaoke

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

karate

An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

karité

The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

kármico

Of or pertaining to karma.

Karnataka

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.

kashato

Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. [from 14th c.]

katakana

(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

katana

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Katmandú

The capital city of Nepal.

kawaicidad

(chiefly, in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness.

kayac

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

kayak

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

Kazajistán

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazajstán

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazán

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

kazoo

(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.

kebab

A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

kelp

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

kelvin

In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.

Kenia

A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.

keniano

Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

keniata

Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

Kenneth

A en given name, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.

Kent

A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

képchup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

Kerala

A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).

kerex

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

kerosén

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

kerosene

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

keroseno

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

ket

The Yeniseian language of the Ket people.

ketamina

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.

kétchup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

Kevin

A en given name.

KGB

(historical) The Committee for State Security of the Soviet Union (the Soviet security service).

kibutz

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

kif

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

kiki

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

Kilimanjaro

A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).

kílix

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

kilo

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

kilo-

(computing, deprecated) .

kilocaloría

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

kilociclo

(elliptically) A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz.

kilogramo

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

kilohercio

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

kilómetro

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

Kim

A surname from Korean

kimchi

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

kimono

A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.

kínder

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

kinestético

Of or relating to kinesthesia.

Kingston

The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish.

kiosco

A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

Kioto

A prefecture of Japan.

kipá

(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

kirsch

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

kismet

Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.

Kissinger

A surname.

kit

A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.

kitsch

An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.

kivi

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

kiwi

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

klaxon

(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

kleenex

(North America) A disposable tissue.

klingon

An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

knut

A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.

koala

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

Kochi

The capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

kodak

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

kodzito

A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Komsomol

(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

kosher

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

kraken

(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

kril

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

kriptón

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

kryptonita

(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

kudú

A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).

Kumiko

A en given name.

kurda

A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.

Kurdistán

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

kurdo

A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.

Kursk

A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history.

kylix

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

Kyūshū

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

la

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

La Bahía

(informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States.

la casa de dios

The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.

la cual

(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).

la del pulpo

A beating, especially a severe one.

la flor y la crema

The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

la glosa

(music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.

La Habana

The capital city of Cuba.

la ignorancia es beatitud

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

la ignorancia es bienandanza

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

la ignorancia es bienaventuranza

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

la ignorancia resulta en felicidad

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

la mayoría de

the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)

La Meca

A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.

la muerte

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

la que llega

One who arrives.

la suya

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

la tuya

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours.

la verdad es que

(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.

la Virgen

(Christianity) Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).

laberinto

Something which is intricate or complex.

labia

(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.

labial

(linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips.

lábil

Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, support, and (often) clarity; namby-pamby.

labio

(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.

labios

folds of tissue at opening of vulva

labios de la vulva

folds of tissue at opening of vulva

labioso

Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

labor de punto

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

laboradicto

In the nature or manner of a workaholic.

laborear

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

laboriosamente

With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.

laborioso

Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

labrado

Having been worked or prepared somehow.

Labrador

(chiefly, historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.

labranza

The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

labrar

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

labriego

Synonym of farmworker.

labrusca

Any plant of the genus Vitis.