Spanish–English dictionary

Málaga

A port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.

malagradecido

Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

malagua

An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

malamente

In a bad manner.

malanga

New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

malaria

(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

Malasia

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

malasio

A native of Malaysia.

malatería

(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]

Malaui

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

malavenido

Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

malavés

(not comparable, degree) Almost not at all.

malavez

(not comparable, degree) Almost not at all.

Malawi

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

malaxar

(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

malayalam

A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.

malayo

Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.

malbaratar

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

malcontento

Unhappiness or discontent.

malcriado

Having bad manners; impolite.

malcriar

(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.

maldad

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350]

maldecir

(figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).

maldición

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

maldita sea

An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.

malditamente

(sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.

maldito

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

Maldivas

An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

maldoso

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]

Malé

The capital city of the Maldives.

maleabilidad

The quality or state of being malleable.

maleable

Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]

maleante

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]

malecón

A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

maleducado

Having bad manners; impolite.

maleficencia

Wrongdoing.

maleficio

(RPG, video games) An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect.

maléfico

Intending to harm; malevolent.

malentender

To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

malentendido

A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.

malestar

Mental or bodily distress.

maleta

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.

maletera

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

maletero

A rack attached to a car or other vehicle, used to hold luggage or similar items.

maletín

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

malevolencia

Hostile attitude or feeling.

malévolo

Intending to harm; malevolent.

maleza

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

malfamado

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

malfecho

That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

malfechor

Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

malfuncionamiento

Faulty functioning.

malgastador

Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.

malgastar

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

malgastar energías

(intransitive, often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

malgeniado

Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.

malhecho

That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

malhechor

A person who performs evil acts.

malhechora

A person who performs evil acts.

malhumorado

(figuratively) Sour-tempered.

Malí

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

Malibú

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States known for its beaches.

malicia

Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

maliciosamente

In an arch manner; slyly.

malicioso

Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.

malignar

(transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.

maligno

Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.

malintencionado

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

malinterpretar

(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

malísimo

Extremely bad.

malla

(uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.

malleus

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

mallo

A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

malnutrición

A lack of adequate nourishment.

malo

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

malogrado

Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].

maloliente

Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.

malos tratos

(informal, colloquial) A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

malpaís

(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

malparado

Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

malportado

(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

malrepresentar

(transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.]

malsano

(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.

malta

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

malta remojada

(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

malteada

(US, informal) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.

maltés

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

malteses

(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.

maltratado

(of furniture, etc.) Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique.

maltratar

(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.

maltrato

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

maltrecho

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

malulo

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]

malva

Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.

malva arbórea

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

malva loca

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

malva real

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

malva rósea

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

malvadamente

In a hellish manner.

malvado

Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.

malvarrosa

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

malversación

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

malversador

One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.

malversar

(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

malvivir

(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]

malware

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

mama

(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.

mamada

(vulgar) An act of fellatio.

mamadera

A bottle equipped with a teat, used for bottlefeeding infants.

mamantón

A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.

mamar

(transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.

mamarracho

(slang) A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person.

mamba

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

mambo

A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]

mamboretá

Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

mameluco

(historical) A member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers, mainly from the Eurasian steppe or the Caucasus; in particular, those who formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria from 1260 until 1516.

mamelucos

(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.

mami

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

mamífero

An animal of the class Mammalia.

mamola

A gentle touch or tap.

mamón

(informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.

mamotreto

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

mamporro

A blow with the hand.

mampostería

The work or performance of a mason.

mamullar

(transitive) To mess up hopelessly; to botch; to distort beyond recognition.

mamut

Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.

maná

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

manachear

(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.

mánacher

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

manada

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

manadero

One who herds.

mánager

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

managuá

(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.

mañana

The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.]

mañanera

(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.

manantial

The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

manar

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

manatí

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

manato

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

manazas

Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

manceba

The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.

mancebía

A house of prostitution.

mancebo

(by extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.

mancera

The handle of a plough.

mancerina

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

mancha

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

mancha de nacimiento

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

manchado

Colored in patches; spotted.

manchar

(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

manchú

A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.