Spanish–English dictionary

poner en riesgo

(transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

poner en salmuera

(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.

poner en servicio

(transitive) To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service.

poner en tela de juicio

(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

poner en un trance

(transitive) To put into a trance.

poner ignito

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

poner la mesa

(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

poner la zancadilla

(transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.

poner mal la dirección

To put the incorrect address on a mail item

poner más nítido

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

poner nota roja

(transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

poner pegas

(intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

poner por las nubes

(transitive, idiomatic) To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.

poner por los suelos

(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)

poner sitio

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

poner sobre la mesa

(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.]

ponerse

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

ponerse a

(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.

ponerse a yantar

(colloquial) To begin eating.

ponerse acorde

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

ponerse colorado

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

ponerse de acuerdo

(intransitive) To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord. [from 16th c.]

ponerse de morros

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

ponerse en mora

(intransitive, finance) To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.

ponerse ignito

(intransitive) to commence burning.

ponerse polvos

(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.

ponerse por las nubes

(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

ponerse tonto

Childishly irritable.

póney

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

pongo

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

poni

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

ponible

Able to be worn.

poniente

Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

ponja

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

ponqué

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

pontaje

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.

pontazgo

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.

pontear

To be or make a bridge over something.

pontificado

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

pontificar

To speak formally; to give a speech.

ponto

The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

pontón

A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.

ponzoña

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

ponzoñoso

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

Pooh

Short for Winnie the Pooh.

pop

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

popa

(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.

popamiento

The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.

popar

(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.

populacho

(collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)

popular

In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.

popularidad

The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.

populista

A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).

populoso

Having a large population.

popurrí

A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]

poquedad

Fewness in number; too few.

póquer

(card games) Four cards of the same rank.

poquita

A small, unspecified amount or quantity.

poquito

Not much.

por

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

por acá

From place to place.

por adelantado

At an earlier or preceding time.

por agora

(idiomatic) Until now; previously; yet.

por ahora

At the moment (suggesting a deferral of the likelihood of change).

por allí

From place to place.

por añadidura

In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).

por anunciarse

Initialism of to be announced.

por aquí

Near here.

por cabeza

Per person.

por causa de

(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

por cierto

(adverbial) Actually, in fact.

por completo

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

por concuerda

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

por conseguiente

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

por consiguiente

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

por cuanto

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

por cuenta propia

Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract.

por debajo

On the underside or lower face.

por debajo de la media

Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

por definirse

Initialism of to be defined.

por delante

In a direction that passes.

por desgracia

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

por determinarse

Initialism of to be determined.

por doquier

(idiomatic) In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.

por doquiera

(idiomatic) In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.

por el contrario

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

por ello

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

por ende

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

por equivocación

By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

por error

By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

por eso

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

por esta zona

Near here.

por este

(formal) By this means, action or process.

por este medio

(formal) By this means, action or process.

por favor

An expression of disbelief.

por fortuna

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

por gusto

For no reason.

por hora

Occurring every hour.

por igual

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

por junto

In bulk or large quantity.

por la cual

By which.

por la mitad

Half of the way between two points

por la presente

(formal) By this means, action or process.

por la que

(fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which.

por libre

Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract.

por lo claro

(modal) Without a doubt; obviously.

por lo demás

(conjunctive) In all other respects.

por lo que

(fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which.

por lo tanto

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

por lo visto

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

por luego

With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

por más que

Even though; despite the fact that; much as.

por ningún lado

In no place.

por otra parte

(sequence, idiomatic) From another point of view.

por parte de

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

por poco

Very close to, but not quite.

por poco dinero

(by extension) Any musical composition.

por qué

(colloquial) For what reason; why.

por seguro

Definitely, positively, without a doubt.

por si mismo

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

por siempre

(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

por suerte

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

por supuesto

An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.

por tanto

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

por todas partes

(dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [from 1150–1350]

por todo

In every part of; all through.

por todo...

In every part; everywhere.

por triplicado

By a factor of three.

por último

Indicating the last item.

por unanimidad

In a unanimous manner; without objection.

por ventura

(dated) perhaps; by chance

pora

An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.

porcelana

(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

porche

(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

porción

A portion of something.

pordiosear

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

pordiosero

A person who begs.

porfa

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

porfi

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

porfía

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

porfiado

Stubborn; wilful.

porfiar

(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.

porfis

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

pormenor

(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.

pormenorizado

Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

pormenorizar

(transitive) To explain in detail.

porno

(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.]

pornógrafa

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

pornografía

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

pornográfico

Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.