Spanish–English dictionary

ratonera

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

ratonero común

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

rauco

(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.

raudal

(by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.

raudo

Quick; acting without delay.

Raúl

A en given name.

raun

(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.

rave

An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.

raviole

Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

ray

A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.

raya

(mostly, in the plural) A boundary or limit.

raya del cabello

(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

raya del pelo

(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

raya eléctrica

(fish) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.

rayado

A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

rayadura

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

rayar

(informal, intransitive) To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.

rayarse

(informal, literal) To cause someone to become insane.

Rayastán

A state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana. Capital: Jaipur. [from 20th c.]

rayita

(vulgar, _, slang) The vulva.

Rayo

The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.

rayo de sol

A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.

rayos

(dated, euphemistic) A mild expression of annoyance.

rayuela

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

raza

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

razia

(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

razón

(legal) Basis or justification for something.

razonable

Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.

razonablemente

Quite; fairly; satisfactorily.

razonamiento

Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.

razonar

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.

razuradora

Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

RCA

Initialism of Central African Republic.

re-

again, anew

reabastecer

(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

reacción

(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.

reacción clamorosa

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

reacción química

(chemistry) A process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.

reaccionante

Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.

reaccionario

(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.

reaciedad

Unwillingness to do something.

reacio

Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.

reacomodar

(transitive, intransitive) To repeat a sorting process; sort again.

reacondicionar

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

reacotejar

(transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).

reactivar

To activate again.

reactivo

(chemistry) Any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction, specifically one that is consumed during the reaction.

reafirmar

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.

Reagan

A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

reagrupar

(intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. [from 15th c.]

reagruparse

(intransitive) To pause and become organized again.

reajustar

To adjust again.

real

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

realengo

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

realeza

The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.

realidad

The state of existing; existence.

realimentación

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

realismo

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

realista

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

realizable

Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.

realización

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

realizado

Completed; effected; established.

realizar

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

realme

(archaic, or, legal, &, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom. [from ca. 1300]

realmente

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

realzar

To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.

reanimación

The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

reanudación

The act of renewing.

reanudar

(intransitive) To restart or resume.

reanudarse

(intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.

reaparecer

To appear again.

reapertura

the act of opening something again

reaprovisionar

(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

reasegurar

(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.

reatazo

(slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face.

reavigorar

(transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

reavivación

(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

reavivamiento

(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

rebaba

A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.

rebaja

A reduction in price.

rebajamiento

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

rebajar

(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]

rebajarse

To lower oneself; to demean oneself in doing something below one's status, standards, or morals.

rebajas

Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).

rebanada

A thin, broad piece cut off.

rebanada triangular

A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.

rebanadita

A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.

rebañador

(now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.

rebanar

(transitive) To cut into slices.

rebaño

A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.

rebasar

(transitive) To beat in a contest.

rebatar

(transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).

rebatiña

A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.

rebatir

To contradict, oppose.

rebato

A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.]

Rebeca

A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation.

rebeco

Rupicapra pyrenaica, a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.

rebelar

To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.

rebelarse

(intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

rebelde

Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

rebeldía

The state of being rebellious.

rebelión

(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

reblandecerse

(intransitive) To become soft or softer

rebobinar

To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

rebolludo

(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

reborde

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

rebosante

(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.

rebosar

To be stocked to overflowing.

rebotación

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

rebotador

Easily bounced.

rebotadura

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

rebotar

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

rebotarle [ideas] a

(transitive, colloquial) To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) someone, in order to gain feedback.

rebote

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

rebotica

A room near the rear of a premises.

rebozar

(cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

rebufe

The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.

rebufo

The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.

rebultado

Unwieldy.

rebús

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

rebusca

An attempt to find something.

rebuscar

(by extension, ambitransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.

rebusco

An attempt to find something.

rebuznar

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

rebuzno

The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

recabador

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

recabar

To demand ownership or right to use for land.

recabdar

(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.

recado

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

recaer

(idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.

recaer sobre

Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.

recaída

A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.

recaíto

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.

recalada

An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

recalar

(intransitive) To land at a harbour.

recalcar

(transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

recalcitrante

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

recalcitrante, contumaz

Difficult to deal with or to operate.

recalentar

(transitive) To heat excessively.

recalentarse

(intransitive) To become excessively hot.

recamado

Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework.

recámara

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

recapacitar

(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

recapazitación

(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

recapitulación

(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

recapitular

(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.

recaptura

The act of capturing again.

recapturar

To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

recargar

(transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.

recargardor

A device that charges or recharges.