Spanish–English dictionary

nave capitana

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

nave de abordaje

(military, nautical, mostly, historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

nave espacial

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

nave estelar

A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.

navegación

(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

navegación a vela

Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise

navegador

A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.

navegante

A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.

navegar

(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.

navegar por

(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.

Navidad

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

Navidades

Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.

navideño

A person from Christmas Island, or having that ancestry.

Nazaret

A city in northern Israel.

nazcas

(archaeology) A culture that flourished from 100 BC to 800 AD in southern Peru.

nazi

(historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally.

nazismo

The ideology of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP), being a form of fascism characterised by Adolf Hitler's cult of personality, hate propaganda, white supremacy, extreme bigotry (especially antisemitism and racism), eugenics, mass violence, genocide, ethnonationalist territorial expansion (Lebensraum) and state capitalism.

neandertal

Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

neanderthal

Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

nébeda

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

neblina

(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)

neblinoso

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

neblumo

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

nebular

Relating to a nebula or nebulae.

nebulosa

(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

nebuloso

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

necedad

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

necesariamente

Inevitably; of necessity.

necesario

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

necesidad

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

necesidades

(countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.

necesitado

In need; poor.

necesitar

(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]

necio

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

ñeco

A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

necrófago

An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

necrología

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

necromancia

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

necromante

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

necrópolis

(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

necrosis

(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.

nectario

(botany) A gland that secretes nectar

necton

(zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

neerlandés

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

neerlandesa

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

neerlandeses

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

nefando

Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

nefario

Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

nefasto

Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.

nefelibata

One who daydreams.

nefrita

(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

nefrítico

Pertaining to the kidneys.

negación

Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

negacionismo

The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.

negado

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

negar

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

negar la mayor

(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

negar(se a)

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

negativa

The act of refusing.

negativamente

In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.

negativismo

A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.

negativo

(mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.]

negatrón

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

negligencia

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

negligente

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

negligentemente

In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.

negligible

Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

negligir

(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

negociable

Open to negotiation or bargaining.

negociación

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

negociado

An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.

negociador

One who negotiates.

negociadora

One who negotiates.

negocianta

A woman involved in business.

negociante

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

negociar

(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

negocio

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

negra

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

negrata

(dated, now, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity.

negrera

An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.

negrero

An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.

negrita

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

negrizco

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

negro

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Negros

An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.

negrumo

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

negruzco

somewhat black

negus

(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.

nel

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

neme

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

Némesis

(Greek god) The goddess of divine retribution.

nemotecnia

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

nemotécnico

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

Nemrod

(biblical character) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar.

nena

(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

nene

(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

nenia

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

neocolonizador

A neocolonial person.

neolítico

Of or relating to the New Stone Age.

neón

(countable) A form or sample of the element.

neonato

Recently born.

neoplasma

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

Nepal

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

nepotismo

The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

neptunista

A proponent of Neptunism.

ñeque

A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.

nereida

(Greek mythology) Any one of the fifty sea-nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus and attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

nerfear

(transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.

Nerón

Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

nervio

(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.

nervios

(in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.

nerviosamente

In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

nerviosidad

The state or quality of being nervous.

nerviosisimo

Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.

nerviosismo

A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

nervioso

(figurative) Full of nervous energy.

nescedad

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

nesciencia

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

nesciente

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

Néstor

A en given name, rare in English.

nestorianismo

(Christianity) The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.

neto

Remaining after expenses or deductions.

neumático

(music) Written using neumes

neumático liso

(sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

neumóloga

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

neumólogo

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

neumonía

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

neumotórax

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

neural

(biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.

neuralgia

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

neuritis

(neurology, pathology) Inflammation of one or more nerves.

neurocienca

The scientific study of the nervous system.

neurociencia

The scientific study of the nervous system.

neurocirujana

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

neurocirujano

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

neuróloga

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurología

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

neurológico

Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.

neurólogo

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurona

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron.

neuropatía

(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

neuropsicología

A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

neurosis

(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]

neurótica

(medicine) A person who has a neurosis.

neurótico

(informal) Overly anxious.

neutral

(now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

neutralidad

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

neutralizar

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

neutrino

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

neutro

(figurative) Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.