Spanish–English dictionary

pabellón

An addition or extension to a building.

pabellón auricular

(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

pabilo

(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

paca

(informal) A police officer or prison guard.

pacana

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pacanero

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pacano

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pacato

Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

pacer

(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

pachá

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

pacheco

(slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.

pachorra

The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.

paciencia

The quality of being patient.

paciente

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

paciente ambulatoria

(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

paciente ambulatorio

(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

paciente hospitalizado

(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

pacientemente

In a patient manner.

pacificación

The process of pacifying.

pacificador

Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]

pacificadora

A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.

pacíficamente

In a peaceful manner.

pacificar

(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

pacífico

Peaceful; well-behaved.

pacifismo

The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]

pacifista

One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

pack

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

paco

(informal) A police officer or prison guard.

pacto

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

pad

A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.

paddock

(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.

padecer

(intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

padrastro

A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.

padre

(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.

padrinazgo

(countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.

padrón

A level of quality or attainment.

paella

An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.

pafio

Of or relating to Paphos, the mythical birthplace of the goddess of love on the island of Cyprus. [from 16th c.]

paga

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.

pagador

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

pagadora

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

pagamento

(uncountable) The act of paying.

pagamiento

(uncountable) The act of paying.

pagana

A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)

paganismo

Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

pagano

Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

pagar

(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

pagar la extorsión por

To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.

page

(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.

pagecito

(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.

página

One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)

página de opinión

A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.

página web

(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

pago

A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.

pago overtime

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

pagoda

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

paidología

The study of the behaviour and development of children.

paila

(US, Canada, automotive) The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.

painel

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

paipái

A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

paipay

A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

país

A country or region.

País de Gales

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

país de las maravillas

A place full of wonder or marvels.

país de los sueños

An imaginary world experienced while dreaming.

paisajismo

The act of improving a landscape.

paisana

Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman.

paisano

Somebody from one's own country.

países bálticos

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.

paja

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

pajar

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

pájara

(informal, uncountable) A condition of sudden, severe fatigue in an endurance sports event caused by glycogen depletion.

pajarear

(intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

pajarera

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

pajarería

A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

pajarito

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

pájaro

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).

pájaro cantor

A bird having a melodious song or call.

pájaro carpintero

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

pájaro de fuego

(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

pájaro del trueno

(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

pajarón

One who daydreams.

pajarona

One who daydreams.

pajaronear

(intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

paje

(archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.

pajiza

(uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

pajizo

Made of straw.

pajolero

(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.

pajonal

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

pajoso

Made of straw.

Pakistán

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

pakistaní

Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

pala

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

pala cargadora

A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.

pala de jardinería

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

pala mixta

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

pala panadero

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

pala vega

The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. [from c. 1225]

palabra

(computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.

palabra clave

(cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code.

palabra de honor

Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps.

palabra por palabra

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

palabras cruzadas

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

palabrería

Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]

palabrotas

A tirade of abusive language.

palabrotear

(chiefly, US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.

palacete

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

palacial

Of or relating to a palace.

palaciano

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

palaciego

Of or relating to a palace.

palacio

A large and lavishly ornate residence.

palacio de justicia

A public building housing courts of law.

paladeable

Pleasing to the taste, tasty.

paladear

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.

paladeo

A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.

paladín

(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

paladio

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

paladión

A safeguard.

palafito

A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.

palafrenero

A person who looks after horses.

palanca

(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

palanca de cambios

A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

palanca de mando

A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

palancana

A basin for washing the face and hands.

palangana

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

palanganero

A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

palanquear

(transitive) To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.

palanqueo

A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.

palanqueta

(military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.

palanquín

(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.

Palaos

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

Palau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

palca

(physical) An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.

palco

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

palé

A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

paleador

; a person or device that loads.

paleadora

; a person or device that loads.

palear

To move materials with a shovel.

palero

An annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland

palestina

An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.

palestino

Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

pálet

A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

paleta

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

paleta de albañil

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

paleta de caramelo

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

paletazo

An event in which something is damaged through collision.

paletilla

The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.

paleto

A yokel, country bumpkin.

paletón

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

pali

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [from 1690s]