Spanish–English dictionary

a preferencia de

Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;

a priori

(logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.

a propósito

Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.

a propósito de

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

a propulsión

Propelled by turbine engines.

a prueba de balas

(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

a prueba de tontos

(of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

a punto

(idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.

a que

(transitive) To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

a qué son

(interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.

a quo

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

a rachas

At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.

a raja tabla

In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

a rajatabla

As an absolute imperative; sparing no effort or expense

a ras

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

a reacción

Propelled by turbine engines.

a saber

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

a salto de mata

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

a salvamano

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

a salvo

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

a si mismo

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

a solas

By oneself, solitary.

a solaz

In a glad manner; happily.

a son de qué

(interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.

a sotavento

(followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind

a su aire

Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

a tiempo

Punctually or according to the schedule.

a tientas

In a blind manner; without sight.

a tiento

In a blind manner; without sight.

a toda carrera

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

a toda leche

Alternative form of all out.

a toda máquina

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

a toda ostia

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

a toda pastilla

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

a toda prueba

(figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

a todas luces

(idiomatic) According to everything that people have said.

a todo dar

Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.

a todo esto

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

a todo vapor

Alternative form of all out.

a tontas y a locas

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

a través

From one side to the other.

a través de

(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).

a troche y moche

In a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence

a trompicones

(idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.

a trozos

(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.

a tute

On somebody's back or shoulders.

a tutiplén

Enough or more than enough.

a tuto

On somebody's back or shoulders.

a un lado

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

a un paso

(figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.

a veces

(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes.

a vuelapluma

Without planning or thinking ahead.

a vuelo de pájaro

(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

a-

Not, without, opposite of.

a. m.

(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

ababol

The common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), of Eurasia.

abacá

The fibre of the abaca.

abacera

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

abacería

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

abacero

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

abacial

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century]

abacista

One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ábaco

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

abáculo

(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.

Abad

A number of places in the United States:

abadejo

Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

abadengo

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century]

abadesa

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abajar

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

abajo

In or to a lower place.

abajo de

Less than.

abajo!

(sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.

abalanzarse

(intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.

abalear

To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.

abanar

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

abanderado

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

abanderar

(transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.; to direct.

abandonado

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

abandonamiento

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

abandonar

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

abandonarse

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

abandono

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

abanicar

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

abanico

(cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.

abano

A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.

abaratamiento

A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.

abarcador

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

abarcar

(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

abarcativo

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

abarrotado

Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.

abarrotar

To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.

abarrotarse

(intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers.

abarrotera

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

abarrotero

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

abarrotes

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

abastanza

A large quantity; many. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

abastar

(ambitransitive) To suffice.

abastarse

To have on hand for sale.

abastecedor

A person or shop that sells specialized clothes and equipment.

abastecer

(transitive) To provide with fuel.

abastecerse

To have on hand for sale.

abastecimiento

(countable) An amount of something supplied.

abasto

(uncountable) The act of supplying.

abatanar

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.

abatí

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

abatido

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

abatimiento

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.]

abatir

To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

abatirse

(transitive) To cause to flatten, as grass or grain.

abdicación

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdomen

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

abdominal

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abducir

(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct. [Mid 16th century.]

abductor

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

Abdullá

A en given name.

Abdullah

A en given name.

abecé

A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.

abecedariano

(historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]

abeja

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

abejarrón

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

abejera

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

abejero

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

abejita

(Mormonism) A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

abejón

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

abejorrear

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

abejorro

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

abelmosco

The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.

abemoladamente

In a sweet or pleasant manner.

abéñula

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

aberración

State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]

aberrante

Differing from the norm. [First attested sometime between the mid 16th century and the early 17th century.]

abertura

A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.

abeto

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

abiertamente

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

abierto

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

Abigaíl

(biblical character) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.

abigarrado

Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

abigeato

(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.

abiótico

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [mid-20th c.]

abisagrar

(transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.

abisagrarse

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.

abisal

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

Abisinia

(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.

abismal

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abismo

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

abjurar

(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.

ablactación

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

ablandar

(ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.

able

Able to be done; fit to be done.

abnegación

A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]