Spanish–English dictionary

pillada

(computing) A feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.

pillaje

The act of pillaging.

pillar

(transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.

pillar cacho

(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.

pillar desprevenido

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

pillarse

(slang) A person's name.

pillastre

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

pillo

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

pilón

(chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.

piloncillo

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.

pilotar

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

pilote

A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.

pilotear

(transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).

piloto

(dated) An airplane pilot.

piloto automático

(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

piloto de flanco

A pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.

piltrafa

(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.

pilucho

(US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.

pimentero

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

pimentón

(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.

pimienta

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

pimienta roja

(uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

pimiento

(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.

pimplar

(intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.

pimplarse

(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.

pimpollo

A young tree, larger than a seedling.

pin

A pin or fastener for the hair.

piña

A seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

pináculo

The highest point.

piñada

(slang) A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.

pinar

(countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation.

piñata

(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.

piñatizar

(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.

piñazo

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.

pincel

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

pincelada

The stroke of a brush, as in painting.

pincha

(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

pinchar

(transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.

pinchazo

(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)

pinchazo por impacto

(countable, uncountable) A drink made by mixing hard cider and lager.

pinche

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

pincho

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

pincita [de depilar]

A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.

Píndaro

An Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC).

pineal

Pertaining to the pineal gland.

ping

(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

pinganello

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

pinganillo

A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.

pingüe

Like fat; greasy.

pingüino

Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]

piníceo

(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.

pinillo

(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.

pinna

(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.

pino

(uncountable) The wood of a pine.

pino ponderosa

A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).

Pinochet

A surname from French; especially when referring to Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and military dictator.

piñón

(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.

pintado

the action of applying paint

pintalabios

(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.

pintar bonito

(figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

pintarrajear

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

pintarrajo

A crude or amateurish painting.

pintear

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

pintor

A professional painter of houses

pintora

An artist who paints pictures.

pintoresco

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

pintura

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

pintura de cera

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

pinza

(British, Australia, NZ, Canada) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

pinza [depilatoria]

A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.

pinzas

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

pinzón

A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.

pío

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

piocha

Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

piojo

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

piojoso

Infested with lice.

piola

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

pionerear

(transitive) To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.

pionero

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

Pionyang

The capital city of North Korea.

pip

A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

pipa

A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.

pípila

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

pipilacha

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

pipiolo

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.

pipo

(countable) A single seed of grass food crops.

pique

(uncountable) Enmity, ill feeling; (countable) a feeling of animosity or a dispute.

piquero

Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.

piqueta

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

piquete

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

pira

A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

pirado

(informal) Crazy.

piragüismo

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.

piraña

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

pirarse

(idiomatic, chiefly, as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.

pirárselas

(idiomatic, chiefly, as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.

pirata

Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

pirata informático

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.

piratear

(intransitive) To behave as a pirate.

piratería

(computing) Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content.

pírico

Of or relating to fire.

Pirineos

The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.

piripí

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy

piro

(slang, countable) A pyromaniac.

piro-

Fire, heat.

pirolusita

(mineral) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore of manganese.

pirómana

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

piromanía

(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

piromaníaco

(slang, countable) A pyromaniac.

pirómano

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

piropear

(transitive) To make such an exclamation.

piropo

A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.

pirosis

(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

pirotecnia

The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.

pirotécnico

Of or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy.

pírrico

Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).

pirsin

A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.

pirueta

A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.

piruetear

(intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.

piruleta

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

pirulí

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

Pisa

The capital city of the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.

pisada

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

pisar

(idiom, rhetorical with 'in') To enter

pisasfalto

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

pisaverde

(British, obsolete) A fop or dandy.

piscinazo

A jump or plunge into water.

piscinera

(sports) A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.

piscinero

(sports) A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.

piscis

Someone with a Pisces astrological sign.

piscolabis

A light meal.

pishiñero

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

pishirico

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

pishpar

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

pishque

A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.

pishtaco

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.

pishtar

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

pishtón

A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

pishura

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

piso

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

piso franco

A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

pisoteada

The sound of heavy footsteps.

pisoteado

(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

pisoteando

The act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.

pisotear

(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).

pisoteo

The sound of heavy footsteps.

pispar

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

pispás

A very short amount of time.

pispear

To look briefly at (something).

pista

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.