Spanish–English dictionary

ambos

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

ambos a dos

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

ambrela

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

ambrosía

Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

Ambrosio

A en given name.

ambuesta

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

ambulancia

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

ambular

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

ame

The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

ameba

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

amebiasis

(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

amedrantar

(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

amedrentado

Afraid; suffering from fear.

amedrentador

(informal) To a scary extent; scarily.

amedrentar

(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.

Amelia

A en given name.

amén de

(conjunctive) Also; in addition.

amenaza

Serious danger.

amenazado

(especially, ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.

amenazador

Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.

amenazante

Threatening; dangerous.

amenazar

(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.

amenidad

The state of being gracious.

amenizar

(transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

ameno

Entertaining.

América

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.

americana

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)

americano

Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.

amerindia

(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]

amerindio

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]

ameritar

(transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.

ametista

A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

amianto

A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.

amiba

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

amibo

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

amical

Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

amiga

(Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

amiga mía

An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.

amigabilidad

The quality of being friendly.

amigable

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

amigar

(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

amígdala

(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

amígdala palatina

(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

amigo

A male friend.

amigo de lo ajeno

(figuratively) Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting.

amigo mío

An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.

amigote

(informal, North America) Buddy, friend.

amiguete

(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]

amiguis

(colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.

amiguito

(colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.

amilanar

(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.

amino

(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

aminorado

Rendered less effective.

aminorar

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

amir

A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.

amish

Relating to this sect.

amistad

(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]

amistar

(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

amistoso

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

amnesia

(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

amnésico

Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.

amnestía

An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

amnios

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

amniótico

Pertaining to the amnion.

amnistía

An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

amnistiar

(transitive) To grant a pardon (to a group).

amo

Someone who has control over something or someone.

amo de casa

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

amoblado

supplied with furniture

amoblar

(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

amochiguar

(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

amochiguar(se)

(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

amodorrar

To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.

amodorrecer

To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.

amohecer

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

amohecerse

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

amohinado

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

amohinarse

(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

amohosarse

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

amojonar

To place milestones along (a road, etc.).

amoladera

A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.

amoladora

A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.

amolar

(transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.

amoldable

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

amoldar

(transitive) To modify.

amoldarse

(intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

Amón

(historical) An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.

amonestación

(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.

amonestamiento

The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

amonestar

(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.

amoníaco

(inorganic compound) A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

amonio

(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia

amontar

(transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.

amontarse

(intransitive, informal) To leave under inducement.

amontonamiento

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

amontonar

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.

amontonarse

(transitive) To gather into a bunch.

amor

(uncountable) Strong affection.

amor prohibido

(somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female.

amor propio

Regard for oneself; love of oneself.

amoratarse

(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

amordazar

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

amorío

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

amorosamente

In an amorous or loving manner.

amoroso

(countable, Ireland) A darling, a cutie.

amortecer

(transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.

amortiguador

A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.

amortiguante

Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

amortiguar

To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.

amortización

The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

Amós

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

amotinado

Someone who participates in mutiny.

amotinarse

(intransitive) To commit a mutiny.

amparo

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

ampay

(countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

ampayar

(transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.

ampayar con la guardia abajo

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

ampliable

Having the capacity to be expanded.

ampliación

An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

ampliamente

In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.

ampliar

(transitive) To make (something) larger.

ampliar capital

(chiefly, _, UK, finance) To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.

amplificado

Raised up, amplified.

amplificador

Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

amplificadora

Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

amplificar

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

amplio

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

amplitud

(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.

amplo

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

ampo

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

ampolla

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

ampollar

(intransitive) To have a blister form.

ampolleta

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

ámpula

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

ampuloso

(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

amputación

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

amputado

A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

amputar

To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Amritsar

A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

Amsterdam

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

amuchado

Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.

amuchar

(intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers.

amucharse

(intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers.

amueblar

(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

amujerado

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

amuleto

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

amuñuñar

(transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

amurada

(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.

amurallar

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

an-

Not, without, opposite of.