Spanish–English dictionary

menaza

(informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

menazar

(transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

menchevique

(now, chiefly, historical) A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. [from 20th c.]

mención

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.

mencionar

To mention.

menda

(informal, chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated, _) A male person.

mendacidad

(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

mendaz

(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.

mendicante

A person who begs.

mendiga

A person who begs.

mendigar

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

mendigo

A person who begs.

Mendoza

A province in western Argentina.

menear

To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.

menear el bote

(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.

Menelao

(Greek mythology) The king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, and the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War.

menester

(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

menesteroso

In need; poor.

menestra

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

menestral

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

Menfis

A city of ancient Egypt.

Mengano

(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

mengua

The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.

menguado

(slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

menguante

Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.

menguante de la Luna

The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.

menguar

(idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.

menhir

(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.

meningitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

menjunje

A mixture prepared in such a way.

menjurje

A mixture prepared in such a way.

Meno

A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

menopausia

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

menor

Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

menor de edad

(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.

menor idea

Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.

menor indicio

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

menorá

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

menos

Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

menos de

Less than.

menos mal

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

menoscabar

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

menosdesempeñar

(ambitransitive) To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

menosdesempeñarse

(ambitransitive) To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

menospreciable

Deserving contempt.

menospreciar

(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]

menospreciativo

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

Mensa

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

mensáfono

(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.

mensaje

A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

mensajear

(transitive) To send an email or emails to.

mensajero

A person who delivers messages.

mensil

Occurring every month.

menso

Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)

menstruación

The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.

menstrual

Of or relating to the menses.

menstruo

The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.

mensual

(dated) Occurring once a month; monthly.

mensualmente

Every month.

ménsula

(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

mensurabilidad

Susceptibility to measurement.

mensurable

Able to be measured.

menta

Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

menta de gato

Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

menta gatuna

Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.

menta verde

A green color, like that of mint.

mental

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

mentalidad

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

mentalizado

(slang) Thrilled; excited.

mentalmente

In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

mentar

To mention.

mente

Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.

mente maestra

A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.

mentecapto

(informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

mentecato

A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.

mentir

(transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.

mentira

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

mentirijilla

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

mentirosa

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

mentiroso

(card games) A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.

mentisán

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

mentol

(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.

mentolato

(informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.

mentolátum

A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.

mentolina

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

mentón

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

mentor

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

mentorización

An arrangement by which one person mentors another.

menú

(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

menuda cosa

(US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

menuda situación

(US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

menudear

(transitive) To do or say again (and again).

menudencia

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

menudencias

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

menudillos

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

menudo

(US, Southern US, idiomatic, informal) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).

menudos

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

meollo

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

mera tenencia

(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.

meramente

(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

merca

(uncountable, slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.

mercadante

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

mercadear

(ambitransitive) To engage in trade.

mercadeo

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

mercader

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

mercadero

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

mercado

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

mercado alcista

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.

mercado bajista

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.

mercador

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

mercadotecnia

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

mercancía

(uncountable) Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.

mercancía de consumo

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

mercancías

Goods or services that are for sale.

mercante

A person who makes one or more purchases.

mercantil

(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.

mercantilismo

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.

mercar

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

merced

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

Mercedes

A en given name, equivalent to English Mercy occasionally borrowed from Spanish.

mercenario

Motivated by personal gain.

mercero

A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.

merchandising

(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.

merchero

Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

Mercia

(historical) One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.

mercurial

(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury. [from 16th c.]

mercúrico

(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury. [from 16th c.]

mercurio

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

mere

(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

merecedor

Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

merecer

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

merecer ser noticia

Interesting enough to be reported as a news

merecido

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

merecimiento

(countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

merendar

To eat a light meal.

meretricio

(obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

merey

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

meridiano

(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]

meridional

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

merienda

(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.

merión

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

meritar

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

mérito

Deserved acknowledgment.

meritocracia

Rule by merit and talent.

merlán

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

Merlín

A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

merluza

A species of sea fish, Merluccius merluccius.

merluza canaria

The common mora (Mora moro).

merma

An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.

mermado

Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.