Spanish–English dictionary

online

Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.

ontogenia

The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

ontológico

Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

ONU

Initialism of United Nations.

onusto

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

opacar

(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

opacidad

(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.

opaco

Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

ópalo

(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.

opción

One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

opción financiera

(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]

opcional

Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

opciones

(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]

open

A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.

operación

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

operacional

Functioning and ready for use.

operar

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

operativo

In good working order.

operatorio

Functioning and ready for use.

opereta

(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

operístico

Of, related to, or typical of opera.

opiáceo

(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

opiato

(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

opilación

(countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.

opinable

Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

opinado

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

opinar

(transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

opinión

The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.

opio

(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.

opíparo

Superabundant; excessive.

oponente

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

oponer

To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

oponerse

To oppose; to resist

oponiente

That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.

Oporto

A city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal.

oportunidad

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

oportunismo

(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.

oportunista

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

oportuno

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

oposición

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

opositar

(transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.

opósito

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

opositor

One who consistently denies, criticizes, or doubts; a detractor.

Oppenheimer

A surname from German.

opresión

The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

opresivo

Burdensome or difficult to bear.

opresivo; tiranico

Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

opresor

Someone who oppresses another or others.

oprimente

Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

oprimido

(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

oprimir

(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.

oprobio

Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.

oprobrio

Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]

ops

(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

optar

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

óptica

A person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.

optimar

(transitive) To make (something) optimal.

optimismo

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

optimista

(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.

optimización

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

optimizar

(originally, intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.

óptimo

The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.

óptimum

The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.

optómetra

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

optometrista

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

opuesto

Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.

opulencia

Wealth.

opulento

Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

opus

(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.

oquedad

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

oración

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

orador

Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

oradora

Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

oral

(relational) Relating to the mouth.

órale

An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

oralmente

By mouth.

Orán

A city, port, and province of Algeria.

orangután

An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

orante

One who prays.

orar

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

orate

An insane person.

oratoria

The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. [from 16th c.]

oratorio

A private chapel or prayer room. [from 14th c.]

orbe

A globe topped by a cross, used as a symbol of royal power.

orbicular

Circular or spherical in shape; round.

orbital

(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.

orbitar

(astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.

orca

A female ogre.

orco

(Roman god) The Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld.

Orcus

(astronomy) A plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”.

ordalía

(historical) A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.

orden

A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]

orden de allanamiento

(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.

orden de comparecencia

(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.

orden del día

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

orden judicial

(legal) A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.

ordenación

(Buddhism) the ceremony in which a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni is ordained into the sangha

ordenado

Neat and tidy; possessing order.

ordenador

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

ordenador portátil

(computing) A laptop computer.

ordeñadora

A person who milks.

ordenanza

(often, in the plural) A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.

ordenar

(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

ordenar alfabeticamente

(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

ordenar por tamaño

(transitive) To classify or arrange by size.

ordeño

The act by which any animal is milked.

ordinal

(maths, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.

ordinar

(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

ordinariamente

Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

ordinariez

The property of being rude.

ordinario

Typical.

orebce

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

orégano

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

oreja

(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

oreja de mar

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

orejano

(of cattle) Unbranded.

Oreo

(foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

orfanato

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

orfandad

The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.

orfebre

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

orfelinato

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

Orfeo

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

orfeón

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

orgánicamente

From, or using organic matter.

orgánico

(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

organismo

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organista

A musician who plays the organ.

organización

(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.

organización benéfica

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

organización sin ánimo de lucro

Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).

organización sin fin lucrativo

Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).

organizacional

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

organizado

(of a person) Characterized by efficient organization.

organizador

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

organizar

(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

órgano

An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.

órgano de regalía

(musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

órganos sexuales

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

orgasmear

(intransitive) To have an orgasm.

orgásmico

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgasmo

(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.

orgástico

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgía

The practice of having sex with multiple partners at the same time.

Orgullo

A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights. [from late 20th c.]

orgullosamente

In a proud manner.

orgulloso

Proud; haughty; disdainful.

oribe

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

órice

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

oricteropo

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

orientación

The act or process of guiding.