Spanish–English dictionary

minusválido

Having a disability.

minusvalorado

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

minuta

(idiomatic) Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, such as an aid for public speaking.

minutar

(transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.

minuto

(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

mío

(informal) Used to claim this right.

miocárdico

(cardiology) Relating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart.

miocardio

(anatomy, cardiology) The striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.

miocardiopatía

(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.

miope

Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

miopía

(figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

miosina

(biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.

Mira

(star) A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.

mirad

(archaic, _, except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

mirada

The action of looking; an attempt to see.

mirada amenazadora

An angry glare or stare. [from late 15th c.]

mirada fulminante

An angry or fierce stare.

mirador

(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.

miraestrellas

(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]

miramiento

Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

Miranda

(astronomy) One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.

mirante

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

mirar

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

mirar al tendido

(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

mirar con ceño

(intransitive) To look or stare with anger. [from late 15th c.]

mirar de soslayo

(intransitive) To look or glance sideways.

mirar en

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look into.

mirar fulminantemente

(intransitive) To stare angrily.

mirasol

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

Miriam

(biblical character) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.

Mirian

A en given name.

mirilla

A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

mirística

An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.

mirlitón

(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.

mirlo

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

mirlo acuático

Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.

mirón

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

mirona

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

mironeo

The act of lurking.

mirra

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

mirringa

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

mirrusca

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

mirto

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

mirto de Brabante

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

mirto de turbera

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

Míryam

A en given name.

Miryan

A en given name.

mis

Belonging to me.

misa

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

misandria

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

misantropía

A negative view or hatred of the human race.

misantrópico

Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.

misar

(intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.

miscelánea

A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]

misceláneo

Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.

misculata

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

Misel

A surname transferred from the given name.

misendeble

(nonce) A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky

miserable

Disappointingly inadequate.

miserablemente

In a miserable manner.

miserere

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

miseria

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

misericorde

Showing mercy.

misericordia

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

misericordioso

Showing mercy.

mísero

Disappointingly inadequate.

mish

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

mish barcino

(countable) A brindled cat.

misha

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

mishiadura

The quality or state of being poor; lack of money

mishinga

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

mishingo

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

mishios

(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.

mishqui

(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

mishule

(countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.

misil

(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

misión

A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

misionario

(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

misionera

(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

misionero

(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

misiva

(formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.

mismidad

The quality of being the same; identity.

mismo

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

mismos

(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).

miso

A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

misógina

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

misoginia

The principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women.

misógino

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

missear

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

míster

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

misterio

Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

misteriosamente

(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.

misterioso

Understood by only a few.

mística

Someone who practices mysticism.

místico

Someone who practices mysticism.

mistihueso

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

misto

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

mistura

Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.

mita

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

mitad

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

mítico

Existing in myth.

mitigación

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

mitigar

(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

mitigüeso

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

mitihueso

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

mitin

(colloquial) A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence.

mitocondrial

(cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.

mitón

A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

mitosis

(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

mitra

The fleshy root of an animal's tail; specifically after clipping or cutting.

mitral

(anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.

mítulo

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

mixino

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

mixólogo

(often, jocular) A person who creates cocktails, especially one considered an artist at it; (loosely) any bartender. [from 1856]

mixtilínea

(graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).

mixto

Of an educational institution, teaching both males and females.

mixtura

The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

mixturar

(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.

miyako

The Miyako language of the island, one of several Ryūkyūan languages.

mnemónico

Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.

Mnemosina

(Greek god) A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory. She is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.

Mnemósine

(Greek god) A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory. She is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.

mnemotecnia

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

mnemotécnica

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

mnemotécnico

Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.

moái

One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

mobbing

Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

móbil

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

mobiliario

(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

mobin

Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Moca

A city in Taiz Governorate, Yemen.

mocador

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

mocasín

An idle person.

mocedad

(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.

mocejón

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

Mocha

A city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

mochar

(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.

mochila

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

mochileo

hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

mochilera

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

mochilero

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

mocho

Without horns.

moción

(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

moción compulsiva

A fidgety motion.

moco

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

moco de pavo

The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.

mocoso

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

moda

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

moda pasajera

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

modal

(GUI) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.