Spanish–English dictionary

paliacate

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

paliar

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

paliativo

(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

palidecer

(intransitive) To grow or become white.

palidez

The characteristic of being bleak.

pálido

Ash-colored; pale; anemic

palier

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

palillo

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]

palíndromo

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

palio

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

palique

(countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.

paliza

A heavy defeat or setback.

palizada

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

palizas

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

pallana

(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

pallet

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

Palma

A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.

palma de la mano

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

Palma de Mallorca

A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.

palmada

A gentle touch or tap.

palmada facial

A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.

palmadita

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.

palmar

(slang) To die.

palmarla

(slang) To die.

palmas

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

palmazo

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.

palmear

(intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

palmeo

The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.

palmo

The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.

palmoteo

The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.

palo

(countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.

palo de agua

A heavy rain.

palo de hockey

(North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.

palo fumigador

Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.

paloduz

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.

paloma

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

palomar

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

palomino

A young dove or pigeon.

palomita

A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

palomitas de maíz

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

palomo

(countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

palosanto

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.

palote

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]

palpable

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

palpación

(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

palpadura

(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

palpamiento

(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

palpar

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

pálpebra

(rare) The eyelid.

palpitación

An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.

palpitar

(intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

palta

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

palto

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

paltón

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

paltus

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

paluchear

(intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.

paludismo

(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

palurdo

(colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.

pamba

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

pambol

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".

pampa

An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.

pampeano

A country person.

pampero

A country person.

Pamplona

A city in Navarre, northern Spain, famous for the running of the bulls.

Pan

(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

pan comido

(figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

pan de abeja

Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

pan de carne

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

pan de elote

(US) Bread made from cornmeal.

pan de especias

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

pan de jengibre

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

pan de maíz

(US) Bread made from cornmeal.

pan de pita

A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

pan de yema

(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

pan mollete

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

pan-

Encompassing, including all, or involving all.

pana

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

panacea

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

panadera

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

panadería

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

Panadero

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

panadizo

An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

pañal

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

Panamá

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

pancarta

A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

Pancho

(astronomy) A moon in Uranus, Solar System.

pancismo

(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.

pancista

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

páncreas

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pancreático

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

panda

A rare, black and white mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the ursid (bear) family.

pandear

(intransitive) To become curved.

pandemia

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

pandémico

(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

pandemonio

A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

pandereta

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

pandero

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

pandilla

An informal body of friends.

pandillero

A member of a criminal or street gang.

pándit

A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]

pandorga

(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

panear

(intransitive) (of a camera) To turn horizontally.

panecillo

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

panegírico

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

panel

(mechanics) A partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.

panela

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

panenteísmo

(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

panera

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

panero

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

panfleto

A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

panglossiano

(pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.

pangolín

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

pánico

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

pánicos

(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.

panini

a sandwich

panino

a sandwich

paniqueado

In a state of panic.

panizo

Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

panne

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

paño

(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

panocha

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

pañoleta

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

panoli

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

panorama

A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.

panorama urbano

The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.

panorámico

Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.

panoramizar

(intransitive) (of a camera) To turn horizontally.

paños calientes

(Australia, Canada, US, Philippines, informal) A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. [from 1968]

panpasteleo

An action in which something is baked.

panqué

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

panqueca

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

panqueque

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

pantalán

(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.

pantalla

(LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.

pantalón

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

pantalón corto

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

pantalón de chándal

(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

pantalón de peto

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

pantalón deportivo

(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

pantalón sudadera

(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

pantaloncillos

Underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.

pantalones

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

pantalones de mezclilla

A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

pantano

A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

pantanos

A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

pantanoso

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

panteísmo

(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

panteón

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

pantera

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

pantera negra

A melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) or the jaguar (Panthera onca).