Spanish–English dictionary

ana

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

anabólico

Of or relating to anabolism.

anabolizante

Of or relating to anabolism.

anacardo

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

anaconda

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

anacoreta

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

ánade

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

ánade real

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

anadear

(intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

añadido

More, additional.

añadidura

A part that is joined to something larger.

añadir

(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

anaeróbico

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

añagaza

A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

anagrama

(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

analcohólico

Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.

analepsis

A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated

anales

Historical records; chronicles; history.

analfabeta

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analfabetismo

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

analfabeto

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analgesia

(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

analgésico

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

análisis

(computing, linguistics) An act of parsing; a parsing.

analítica

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

analizar

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

análogamente

In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.

analogía

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

analógico

(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).

análogo

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

anamnesis

The ability to recall past events; recollection.

ananay

Used to signify approval.

añangotarse

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

anaquel

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

anaranjado

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

anarquía

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anárquico

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

anarquista

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

Anás

(biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

anasazi

(dated) Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan.

Anastacia

A en given name.

Anastasia

A en given name.

anástrofe

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

anatasa

(mineral) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment. [from 1802]

anatema

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

anatematizado

Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

anatematizar

(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

Anatolia

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

anatomía

The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

anatómicamente

Pertaining to the anatomy.

anatómico

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

anatómicos

Underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.

anavia roja

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

anay

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

anca

(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.

ancas

A cut of meat from the rump of an animal.

ancestral

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

ancestría

A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

ancestro

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

ancheza

The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

ancho

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

ancho de banda

(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

anchoa

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

anchor

The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

anchor de banda

(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

anchote

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

anchura

The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.

anchura de banda

(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

anciana

An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]

anciano

older, greater than another in age or seniority.

ancilar

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ancilario

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ancla

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

anclar

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

anclote

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

áncora

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

ancorar

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

anda

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

andá con Dios

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

andadera

A device in which a baby sits in a harness within a wheeled frame that supports it whilst walking.

andador

A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.

andadora

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

andadura

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

Andalucía

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.

andalusí

Of, from or relating to Andalusia, Spain.

andaluz

Of, from or relating to Andalusia, Spain.

andaluza

A native or inhabitant of Andalusia, Spain.

andamiada

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

andamiaje

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

andamiar

(transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.

andamio

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

andamio metálico

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

andanada

(by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.

andando

A directive given (usually to dogs or a horse) to start moving, or to move faster.

andante

Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

andanza

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

andar

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

andar al mínimo

(intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

andar arduamente

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

andar con alguien

A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

andar con evasivas

(transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

andar de costado

(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.]

andar en chanchullos

(pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.

andar en ralentí

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

andar en skate

To skateboard.

andar en vacío

(intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

andar fatigosamente

(intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

andar justo detrás de

To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.

andar sin acelerar

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

andar sin pedalear

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

andar velozmente

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

andares

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

andariego

Tending to walk about.

andarivel

A walking frame or baby walker.

andarraya

(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.

andaumen

Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.

andén

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

Andes

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

andino

Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America.

ando

Used to form present participles of verbs.

andoba

Someone who is not important or well-known.

andrajo

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

andrajoso

A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

Andrea

A en given name.

andrógino

A person who is androgynous. [from mid-16th c.]

Android

(computing, mobile phones) A mobile operating system currently developed by Google.

androide

A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

andurrial

A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

andurriales

A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

anea

(AU) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga. [from 18th c.]

anécdota

An account of real or fictional events.

anegamiento

An act of flooding; a flood or gush.

anejar

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

anejo

An addition, an extension.

aneldo

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

anemia

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

anémico

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.

anémona

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

anemone

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

anestesia

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

anestesiador

(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.

anestesiar

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

anestésico

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

anestesióloga

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anestesiología

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

anestesiólogo

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anestesista

(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.

aneurisma

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

anexar

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

anexión

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.