Spanish–English dictionary

recargo

The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.

recatado

(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.

recatear

(transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

recaudación

A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.

recaudador

A person who is employed to collect payments.

recaudar

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

recazo

The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.

rección

(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

recejar

(intransitive) To step backwards.

recela

Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.

recelo

Lack of trust or confidence.

receloso

(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.

recencellada

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

recensor

A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.

recental

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

recepción

The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

recepcionista

An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.

receptación

Receiving and buying of stolen goods.

receptáculo

A container.

receptividad

(uncountable) The state of being receptive.

receptivo

Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

receptor

(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.

receptora

One who receives.

recesión

(economics) A period of reduced economic activity

recesivo

(genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.

receso

(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

receta

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

recetar

(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

recetario

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

rechazado

Hated, despised, or avoided.

rechazamiento

The act of rejecting.

rechazar

(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

rechazar como inválido, falso o impropio

To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

rechazo

A sudden resistance or refusal.

rechifla

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

rechiflante

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

rechiflar

(transitive) To make such an exclamation.

rechinador

Tending to creak.

rechinante

Tending to creak.

rechinar

(transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

rechinido

A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

rechino

A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

rechizar

(transitive) To heat excessively.

rechoncho

Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.

recibido

(radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

recibidor

A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms

recibimiento

A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

recibir

(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

recibo

A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.

reciclador

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

reciclador de base

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

reciclaje

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

reciclar

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

recidiva

The act or situation of relapsing.

recidivar

(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

recién

Moments ago, only very recently.

recién casada

A recently married person.

recién llegada

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

recién llegado

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

recién nacido

Recently born.

reciente

Having happened a short while ago.

recientemente

(idiomatic) In the recent past; recently; lately.

recinto

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

recio

Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

recipiente

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

recíproca

(logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.

recíprocamente

(idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the same kind.

reciprocar

To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).

reciprocidad

(grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.

recíproco

Reciprocal.

recitación

The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.

recital

The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.

recitar

(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.

reclamación

The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.

reclamar

To demand ownership or right to use for land.

reclamar de nuevo

(transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.

reclamo

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

reclinar

To press against.

reclinatorio

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

reclusado

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

reclusivo

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

recluso

A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).

recluta

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

reclutado

Drafted into a military service or similar.

reclutamiento

A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.

reclutamiento forzoso

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

reclutamiento obligatorio

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

reclutar

(transitive) To force into military service.

recobrar

(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

recobrarse

(intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.

recocer

(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

recodo

A curve.

recogedor

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

recoger

(transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.

recogida

The activity of collecting.

recognoscible

Able to be recognized.

recolección

The activity of collecting.

recolección benéfica

(philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.

recolectar

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

recolectar furtivamente

(ambitransitive) To take game or fish illegally.

recolector

A person who gathers things.

recolocarse

(intransitive) to change one's domicile or place of business.

recombinación

(genetics) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.

recomendable

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

recomendación

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

recomendar

(Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.

recomenzar

To begin again.

recomer

(transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.

recompaginar

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

recompensa

(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

recompensar

(transitive) To congratulate or reward.

recomponerse

(intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.

reconciliación

The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

reconciliar

(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

reconcomer

(transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.

recóndito

Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.

reconectar

(ambitransitive) To connect again or differently.

reconfirmar

To confirm again; to establish more firmly

reconfortante

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

reconocer

(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

reconocible

Able to be recognized.

reconocido

Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.

reconocimiento

The act of acknowledging

reconquistar

(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

reconsideración

The act of reconsidering or something reconsidered.

reconsiderar

(ambitransitive) To consider a matter again.

reconstituir

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

reconstrucción

The act of restoring something to an earlier state.

reconstruir

To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.

recontar

To give an account.

recontra

To a great extent or degree.

recontra-

Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

reconvención

(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

reconvertir

To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

recopilador

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

recopilar

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

récord

(colloquial) Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

recordación

Memory; the ability to remember.

recordar

To think of (past events) in retrospect.

recordatorio

That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.

recorrer

(transitive, idiomatic) To go through hastily.

recorrido

(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

recortadura

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

recortar

(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.

recorte

A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting.

recorte de nómina

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

recorte de personal

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

recorte de plantilla

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

recostarse

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

recoveco

A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.