Spanish–English dictionary

patentado

For which a patent has been granted.

patentar

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

patente

An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.

patentemente

(usually, negative) In a clear and unambiguous manner.

paterfamilias

An adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated.

paternal

Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

paternalista

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

paternidad

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

paterno

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

pathos

The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.

patíbulo

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

patico

A young duck.

patidifuso

Thoroughly confused, puzzled

patilla

The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.

patillas

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

patín

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

patín de aterrizaje

A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.

pátina

The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

patinada

(automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.

patinador

A person who skates.

patinadora

A person who skates.

patinaje

The act of roller skating or ice skating

patinar

(intransitive, transitive) to skate on ice, wearing ice skates.

patinazo

(automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.

patinete eléctrico

An electric version of the kick scooter.

patio

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

patio de atrás

(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

patio de colegio

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

patio de recreo

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

patio inglés

(British) An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. [from 18th c.]

patio trasero

(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

patiperro

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

patito

A young duck.

pato

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

pato moñudo

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]

pato pinto

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]

pato real

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

pato-petrel

A petrel of the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena.

Patoburgo

A fictional city, located in the fictional US state of Calisota, that serves as the home of Donald Duck, his surrounding cast, and several other anthropomorphic animals.

patogénico

(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.

patógeno

(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

Patolandia

A fictional city, located in the fictional US state of Calisota, that serves as the home of Donald Duck, his surrounding cast, and several other anthropomorphic animals.

patológico

(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.

patologista

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

patólogo

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

patoso

(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.

patota

A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.

patotero

(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

patovica

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

patraña

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

patria

The country of one's ancestors.

patria chica

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

patria potestad

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

patriarcal

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

Patricia

A en given name.

Patricio

(countable) A en given name.

patrimonio

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

patrimonio neto

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

patriota

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriotería

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

patrioterismo

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

patriótico

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

patriotismo

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

patrocinador

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

patrocinadora

A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.

patrocinar

(transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

patrocinio

(informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).

patrón

(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

patrón cuadriculado

(textiles, usually, pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

patrón de comparación

(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.

patrulla

(US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.

patrullaje

Patrolling by the police.

patrullar

(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

patrullero

A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.

patuá

A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).

patullado

Trodden down.

patullar

(intransitive) To walk heavily and destructively.

paucidad

Fewness in number; too few.

Paula

A en given name.

paular

(intransitive) To talk idly.

paulatinamente

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

paulatino

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

Paulette

A en given name.

Paulina

A en given name.

pauperismo

(uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

pausa

An interruption, break, pause or absence.

pausado

Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

pausar

(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

pauta

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

pava

(US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated) A woman or girl.

pavear

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

pavés

A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.

pavesa

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

pavillón

A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.

pavimentar

(British) To cover something with paving slabs.

pavimento

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

pavo

(US, Australia, NZ, Canada, informal) A dollar (one hundred cents).

pavo real

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

pavonar

(transitive) To plate with bronze.

pavonear

To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.

pavonearse

(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

pavoneo

A bold or arrogant strut.

pavor

A feeling of fear and reverence.

pavorido

(obsolete) Full of dread, whether

pavorosamente

In a dreadful manner; terribly.

pavoroso

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

pavorreal

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

pavos

(US, Australia, NZ, Canada, informal) A dollar (one hundred cents).

pavura

(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

pay de queso

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

payana

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

payasa

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

payasada

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

payasadas

The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.

payasesco

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

payaso

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

payaya

A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.

payé

Something thought to bring good luck.

payés

A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.

payulo

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

paz

A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

paz del espíritu

The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.

PC

Initialism of personal computer.

PCCh

Initialism of w:Chinese Communist Party (Communist Party of China)

PD

Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.

pe

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.

peaje

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

peana

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

peatón

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

peatona

A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

peatonal

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

peatonalizar

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

peatonizar

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

peca

A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.

pecadillo

A small flaw or sin.

pecador

A person who sins or has sinned.

pecadora

A person who sins or has sinned.

pecaminoso

Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

pecar

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

pececillo

Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also (chiefly, US) , other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.

pececito

(childish) .

pecera

A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

pechamen

A breast, one of a woman's breasts

pechera

(sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.

pecho

(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.

pechoño

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

pechuga

The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.

pechugona

Having large breasts.

pecio

Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Pecos

A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas.