Spanish–English dictionary

anexionar

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

anexo

An addition, an extension.

anfetamina

(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.

anfíbol

(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.

anfión

(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

anfiteatro

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.

anfitrión

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

anfitriona

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

anfitrionar

To perform the role of a host.

ánfora

(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

angarilla

A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

angarillas

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

angazo

(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.

Ángel

A en given name.

Ángela

A en given name.

Ángeles

An independent city, the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines.

Angélica

A en given name.

angelical

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

angélico

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

angelología

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

angelote

A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.

ángelus

A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation.

angevino

(historical) Of, from or relating to Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

angiograma

(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.

anglicana

A member of an Anglican Church.

anglicano

Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.

anglo

(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.

anglo-

A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.

Angola

Synonym of angora (cat).

Angora

The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.

angostar

(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

angosto

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

angostura

A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.

anguila

A snake-like fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1.5 m in length, Anguilla anguilla.

angular

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

ángulo

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

ángulo agudo

(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

anguloso

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

angurria

A strong desire; yearning.

angurriento

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

angustia

Extreme pain.

angustiado

Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

angustiar

(transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment.

angustioso

Causing physical or mental agony.

anhedonia

(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.

anhelante

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

anhelar

To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

anhelo

A strong desire; yearning.

anheloso

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

Aníbal

A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

añicos

(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

anidación

The process by which a bird nests.

anidamiento

The process by which a bird nests.

anidar

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

añidir

(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.

anihilar

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

añil

The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

anilina

(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

anilla

A piece of food in the shape of a ring.

anillo

A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure.

anillo de conjuntos

(analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.

anillo vial

(transportation) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.

ánima

The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.

animación

(linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

animado

Endowed with life.

animador

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

animadora

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

animadversión

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

animadvertencia

The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

animal

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).

animal abandonado

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

animal acompañador

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal acompañante

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal callejero

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

animal de compaña

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal de compañía

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal doméstico

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

animal extraviado

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

animal perdido

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

animal vagabundo

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

animalesco

Resembling an animal.

animante

Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.

animar

(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.

animarse

(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.

anime

Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

ánimo

An encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy.

ánimo de la época

The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

ánimos

A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.

animosidad

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

animoso

Lively, exuberant, energetic.

aniñado

Immature in thought or behaviour.

aniquilación

(physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

aniquilar

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

aniquilativo

Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.

anís

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

Anita

A en given name.

aniversario

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

Ankara

The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.

annulus

(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.

ano

Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

año pasado

(rare) Last year.

anochecer

(uncountable) Nightfall.

ánodo

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

añojo

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

anómalamente

In an anomalous manner.

anomalía

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

anómalo

(botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

anomia

Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

anonadación

(psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

anonadamiento

(psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

anonadar

To surprise greatly.

anonimato

(uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). [from 1820]

anonimizar

(transitive) To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data).

anónimo

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

anorak

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

añoranza

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

añorar

(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.

anoréxica

Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.

anoréxico

Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.

anormal

(sometimes, figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

anormalidad

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

anormalmente

In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

años 70

The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

años 80

The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

años cincuenta

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

años cuarenta

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

años mozos

(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.

años noventa

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

años sesenta

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

años treinta

A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939.

años veinte

The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

anosmia

Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.

anotación

A comment added to a text.

anotaciones

(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

anotar

(transitive) To add annotation to.

anoticiar

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

anoticiarse

(transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

anovulatorio

That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

anoxia

(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

anquilosado

Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

ansarino

Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]

ansarón

A young goose.

Anselmo

A en given name.

ansí

(manner) In this way or manner.

ansia

A strong desire; yearning.

ansiar

To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

ansiarse

(ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.

ansias

(figuratively) Sexual lust.

ansiedad

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

ansimesmo

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]